The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#390

390. 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 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 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.

Text Information

• First Line: God calling yet! shall I not hear?
• Author: Jane Borthwick
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Sinner: Warning and Invitation

Tune Information

• Name: DESIRE
• Composer: Isaac B. Woodbury
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #431, 787, or 215.