The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9824

9824. If Duty Calls

1 If duty calls, and suffering, too,
My Lord! I’d follow Thee;
As Thou hast done, so would I do,
As Thou art, would I be.

2 With zeal inflamed, ’twas Thy delight
To do Thy Father’s will;
May the same zeal my soul excite
Thy precepts to fulfill.

3 Meekness, humility, and love
Did through Thy conduct shine;
O may my whole deportment prove
A copy, Lord! of Thine.

4 Depending on Thy sovereign grace,
I’ll tread the heavenly road;
With willing mind Thy footsteps trace,
And climb to Thine abode.

5 O let me run the Christian race
With diligence and speed!
God’s word, His Spirit, and His grace,
Do all to duty lead.

6 Did Jesus leave the realms of bliss
To save from sin and hell?
A love so wonderful as this
Calls for a glowing zeal.

Text Information

• First Line: If duty calls, and suffering, too
• Title: If Duty Calls
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: APOSTLES
• Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1864)
• Meter: CM
• Key: F Major
• Source: A Selection of Psalms and Hymns by Charles Kemble (London: John F. Shaw, 1864)
• Copyright: Public Domain