Scripture Verse

If ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts. Hebrews 4:7

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby
1820–1915

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Gos­pel Hymns No. 4, 1883.

Music: George C. Steb­bins (🔊 pdf nwc, male voices). Steb­bins said he wrote the mu­sic …with the view of mak­ing the song avail­a­ble as an in­vi­ta­tion hymn; but that it would meet with in­stant fa­vor, and in a few years would be­come gen­er­al­ly known, did not en­ter my mind.

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George C. Stebbins
1846–1945

Lyrics

Jesus is tenderly calling you home
Calling today, calling today,
Why from the sunshine of love will you roam,
Farther and farther away?

Refrain

Calling today, calling today,
Jesus is calling, is tenderly calling today.

Jesus is calling the weary to rest,
Calling today, calling today,
Bring Him your burden and you shall be blest;
He will not turn you away.

Refrain

Jesus is waiting, O come to Him now,
Waiting today, waiting today,
Come with your sins, at His feet lowly bow;
Come, and no longer delay.

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Jesus is pleading, O list to His voice,
Hear Him today, hear Him today,
They who believe on His name shall rejoice;
Quickly arise and away.

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