He Calls for You

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When the shadows fall and the shepherds call

Author: W. C. Martin
Tune: [When the shadows fall and the shepherds call] (Cornelius)
Published in 20 hymnals

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1 When the shadows fall and the shepherds call,
And the flocks are in the fold;
Then the Shepherd true looks and longs for you,
Still away in the gloom and cold.

Refrain:
And He calls for you, still He calls for you,
O He calls for you today;
There are ninety nine in the fold divine,
But He longs for the one astray.

2 Lo, the gales arise, and the storm swept skies
Are as wild and as black as doom;
But a door ajar, like a single star,
Can be seen op’ning thro’ the gloom. [Refrain]

3 O, the Shepherd true, in the rain or dew,
Still is calling for His own;
Will you never heed? Will you die indeed
Tho’ the straight way of life is known? [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16357

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Author: W. C. Martin

Rv William Clark Martin USA 1864-1914. Born at Hightstown, NJ, he graduated from the Peddie Institute in Hightstown in 1884, and in 1891 from the Crozer Theological Seminary, Upland, PA. He became minister of the Grace Baptist Church, Camden, NJ,(1891-1894); Noank Baptist Church, Noank, CT (1894-1900); Tabernacle Baptist Church, New Albany, IN (1902-1904); First Baptist Church, Seymour, IN (1902-1904); First Baptist Church, Bluffton, IN (1904-1909); Grace Baptist Church, Somerville, MA (1909-1912); and First Baptist Church, Fort Myers, FL (1912-1914). In 1891 he married Euretta (Etta) May Wilcox, and they had at least three children (no names found). He penned many hymn lyrics. He died of heart failure at his farm in Rialto, FL.… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line:	When the shadows fall and the shepherds call
Title:	He Calls for You
Author:	W. C. Martin
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	And He calls for you
Copyright:	Public Domain