Scripture Verse

Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21

Introduction

Words: Da­vid A. Mox­ey, in Sac­red Songs No. 1, by Ira San­key, James Mc­Gra­na­han & George C. Steb­bins (New York: Big­low & Main, 1896), num­ber 91.

Music: Ira D. San­key (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

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Ira D. Sankey (1840–1908)

Lyrics

Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord,
Whosoever shall call, shall be saved;
O hear the glad mes­sage pro­claimed in the Word,
Three times from high Hea­ven ’tis waved.

Refrain

Lord, I call, and I mean it; I call yet again;
I con­fess Thee my Sav­ior and Lord;
As I do so, I’m saved! God says it; Amen!
I be­lieve Him and rest on His Word.

Whosoever means me, who­so­ev­er means you,
Whosoever means any­one here;
Then come un­to Him with a pe­ni­tent heart,
And call on His name while He’s near.

Refrain

But how shall I call, then? By faith with thy heart,
Unto all who thus call He is nigh;
Nigh to bless, and to save, and His Spir­it im­part,
And to calm with His love ev­ery sigh.

Refrain

And when shall I call? Lo, the mes­sage is Now;
And when will He an­swer my cry?
The dy­ing thief asked Him; the an­swer was Thou
E’en to­day shalt be with Me
on high.

Refrain

Redemption is fin­ished—you’ve on­ly to ask;
All the do­ing the Sav­ior hath done;
Then be­lieve, and re­ceive what your Fa­ther be­stows
Thro’ the won­der­ful gift of His Son.

Refrain