Scripture Verse

Hearken diligently unto Me. Isaiah 55:2

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Will­iam S. Mar­shall, in Songs of the Cross, ed­it­ed by Ed­mund S. Lo­renz (Day­ton, Ohio: Unit­ed Breth­ren Pub­lish­ing House, 1876) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Mar­shall (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Do you hear the Sav­ior call­ing,
By the woo­ings of His voice?
Do you hear the ac­cents fall­ing?
Will you make the pre­cious choice?

Refrain

Are you list­en­ing? Are you list­en­ing?
Now, to hear the ac­cents fall?
Are you list­en­ing? Are you list­en­ing
To the Sav­ior’s gen­tle call?

By the word of truth He’s speak­ing
To the wan­der­ing, err­ing ones;
List! the voice the still­ness break­ing!
Hear the sweet and so­lemn tones!

Refrain

In His pro­vi­den­tial deal­ings,
Even in His stern de­crees,
In the loud­est thun­ders peal­ing,
Or the mur­m’ring of the breeze.

Refrain