Here Am I, Send Me

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Hear the voice of loving duty

Author: F. E. Belden
Tune: [Hear the voice of loving Duty]
Published in 2 hymnals

Representative Text

1. Hear the voice of love and duty,
Calling thee; calling thee;
There is work to do for Jesus,
Here and o'er the sea.

Chorus:
[soprano/alto] Here am I, send me, I would toil for Thee;
I have heard thy call, and with joy reply,
"Dear Savior, here am I."
[tenor/bass] Here am I, O Lord, I know Thy voice,
Here am I, O Lord, Thou art my choice;
I have heard Thy call.

2. Shall the Master ask unheeded,
"Who will go, who will go?"
When the Bread of Life is needed
Ev'rywhere below? (Chorus)

3. Living coals from God's own altar,
Touch our lips, purge our sin;
Love divine the lost ones seeking,
Make thy home within. (Chorus)

Source: Pentecostal Hymns No. 2: a Winnowed Collection for Evangelistic Services, young people's societies and sunday schools #169

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Author: F. E. Belden

Belden was born in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1858. He began writing music in his late teenage years after moving to California with his family. For health reasons he later moved to Colorado. He returned to Battle Creek with his wife in the early 1880s, and there he became involved in Adventist Church publishing. F. E. Belden wrote many hymn tunes, gospel songs, and related texts in the early years of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Belden was able to rapidly write both music and poetry together which enabled him to write a song to fit a sermon while it was still being delivered. He also wrote songs for evangelist Billy Sunday. Though Belden’s later years were marred by misunderstandings with the church leadership over his royal… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Hear the voice of loving duty
Title:	Here Am I, Send Me
Author:	F. E. Belden
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Here am I, send me
Copyright:	Public Domain