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Christ called to the fishermen down by the sea

Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris
Tune: [Christ called to the fishermen down by the sea]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Christ called to the fishermen down by the sea,
And taught them this message so plain;
“Leave all that thou hast and henceforth follow me,
And thou shalt be fishers of men,
And thou shalt be fishers of men.”

Chorus:
Launch out into the deep,
Let down your nets again,
Launch out into the deep,
Ye shall be fishers of men;
All night ye nothing have taken,
Fruitless your toiling has been;
Launch out, launch out,
Let down your nets again.

2 They’re sinking in sin by your side, evermore,
Your friends and your kindred are they;
Then throw out the life-net and pull for the shore
And win them for Jesus today,
And win them for Jesus today. [Chorus]

3 For they that e wise, saith the Master divine,
Shall be as the firmament bright,
And they that turn many to righteousness shine
Forever as stars in the night,
Forever as stars in the night. [Chorus]

Source: Light and Life Songs No. 2 #108

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Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris

Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke Go to person page >

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First Line:	Christ called to the fishermen down by the sea
Title:	Launch Out
Author:	Mrs. C. H. Morris
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Launch out into the deep
Publication Date:	1914
Copyright:	Public Domain