Scripture Verse

Who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling. 2 Timothy 1:9

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cro­sby, in The Wells of Sal­va­tion, by John R. Swe­ney & Will­iam Kirk­pat­rick (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1881), num­ber 34.

Music: Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William J. Kirkpatrick (1838–1921)

Lyrics

Oh, come to the Sav­ior, His arms are ex­tend­ed,
Oh, come to the Sav­ior, so lov­ing and true;
Behold, He is call­ing in ten­der com­pas­sion,
O bro­ther, the Sav­ior is call­ing for you.

Refrain

Calling for you, call­ing for you,
Brother, the Sav­ior is call­ing for you,
Calling, call­ing,
Brother, the Sav­ior is call­ing for you.

Oh, come to the Sav­ior, for why will you wan­der?
This world and its plea­sures no long­er pur­sue;
Again He is call­ing: how can you re­ject Him?
O bro­ther, the Sav­ior is call­ing for you.

Refrain

Away to the foun­tain, the life giv­ing foun­tain,
Its soul cheer­ing wa­ters your strength will re­new;
Then come while the day beams
Of mercy are shin­ing,
O bro­ther, the Sav­ior is call­ing for you.

Refrain

Away, for the sha­dows of night are ap­proach­ing,
Then lose not His bless­ings that fall like the dew;
Still, still He is wait­ing and ten­der­ly call­ing,
O bro­ther, the Sav­ior is call­ing for you.

Refrain