The Hymnal ‎#444

444. God calling yet! shall I not hear?

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 slumbers 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 God calling yet! I cannot stay;
My heart I yield without delay;
Vain world, farewell, from thee I part;
The voice of God hath reached my heart.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: God calling yet! shall I not hear?
• Translator: Sarah B. Findlater (1855)
• Author: Gerhard Tersteegen (1735)
• Publication Date: 1895
• Source: Sabbath Hy. Bk. 1858, recast in

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