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God Calling Yet

Gerhard Tersteegen

“God Calling Yet” as printed in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920).

Gerhard Tersteegen: Collected Lyrics Text 1 1920 · historical text
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This text comes from The Army and Navy Hymnal, a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 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?

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?

God call-ing 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?

God calling yet! I cannot stay;

My heart I yield without despise,

Vain world, farewell! from thee I part;

The voice of God hath reached my heart.

Amen.

Credits

Written by Gerhard Tersteegen

Words by Gerhard Tersteegen. Historical text published in The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

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The Army and Navy Hymnal (1920), “God Calling Yet”

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