American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#76

76. God Calling Yet

1 God calling yet! -- shall I not hear?
Earth's pleasures shall I still hold dear?
Shall life's swift passing years all fly,
And still my soul in slumber lie?

2 God calling yet! -- shall I not rise?
Can I His loving voice despise,
And basely His kind care repay?
He calls me still; can I delay?

3 God calling yet! -- and shall He knock,
And I my heart the closer lock?
He still is waiting to receive,
And shall I dare His Spirit grieve?

4 God calling yet! - and shall I give
No heed, but still in bondage live?
I wait, but He does not forsake;
He calls me still; -- my heart, awake!

5 Ah, yield Him all; in Him confide;
Where but with Him doth peace abide?
Break loose, let earthly bonds be riv'n,
And let the spirit rise to heav'n!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: God calling yet! - shall I not hear?
• Title: God Calling Yet
• Translator: Sarah Borthwick Findlater (1855, a.)
• Author: Gerhard Tersteegen, d. 1769
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: The Means of Grace: Penitence

Tune Information

• Name: HAMBURG
• Arranger: Lowell Mason (1824)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: F Major
• Source: Arranged from the First Gregorian Tone