God calling yet! shall I not hear

God calling yet! shall I not hear?

Author: Gerhard Tersteegen; Translator: Sarah B. Findlater
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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 slumbers lie?

2 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?

3 God calling 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?

4 God calling yet! and shall I give
No heed, but still in bondage live?
I wait, but He does not forsake;
He calls me still; my heart, awake!

5 God calling yet! I cannot stay;
My heart I yield without delay;
Vain world, farewell, from thee I part;
The voice of God hath reached my heart.

Amen.

The Hymnal: Published by the authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1895

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Author: Gerhard Tersteegen

Gerhardt Tersteegen or ter Stegen, was born at Moers, Netherlands, November 25, 1697. He was destined for the Reformed ministry, but after his father's death when the boy was only six, his mother was unable to send him to the university. He studied at the Gymnasium in Moers, and then earned a meager living as a silk weaver, sharing his frugal daily fare with the poor. Malnutrition and privation undermined his health to such an extent that he suffered a serious depression for some five years, following which he wrote a new covenant with God, signing it in his own blood. A strong mystic, he did not attend the services of the Reformed Church after 1719. Although forming no sect of his own, he became well known as a religious teacher and l… Go to person page >

Translator: Sarah B. Findlater

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First Line: God calling yet! shall I not hear?
Title: God calling yet! shall I not hear
Author: Gerhard Tersteegen
Translator: Sarah B. Findlater
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
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HAMBURG

Lowell Mason (PHH 96) composed HAMBURG (named after the German city) in 1824. The tune was published in the 1825 edition of Mason's Handel and Haydn Society Collection of Church Music. Mason indicated that the tune was based on a chant in the first Gregorian tone. HAMBURG is a very simple tune with…

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Sursum Corda: a book of praise #381bImage
Sursum Corda: a book of praise #381aImage
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Temple Chimes #d75
The A. M. E. Zion Hymnal #d161
The African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book: adapted to the doctirnes and usages of the church (6th ed.) #713Image
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The Army and Navy Hymnal #75Image
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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #391Image
The Baptist Hymn Book #391Image
The Baptist Hymnal, for Use in the Church and Home #254Image
The Baptist Hymnal. Shaped notes ed. #d172
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The Baptist Standard Hymnal with Responsive Readings #d142
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The Best Loved Hymns and Prayers of the American People #d94
The Book of Common Praise #d157
The Book of Praise #423
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The Bread of Life Songs #d29
The Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs: with music for use in social meetings. #242Image
The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #299Image
The Canadian Baptist Hymnal for the use of Churches and Families #d192
The Canadian Hymnal #d88
The Canadian Hymnal #d104
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The Century Gospel Songs #d28
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The Chapel Hymnal #208Image
The Chapel Hymnal #208Image
The Chapel Hymnal. 3rd ed. #d34
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The Christian Hymn Book: a compilation of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, original and selected (Rev. and enl.) #339Image
The Christian Hymnal #d198
The Christian Hymnal: a choice collection of hymns and tunes for congregational and social worship #242Image
The Church and Sunday-School Hymnal #201Image
The Church Hymnary: a collection of hymns and tunes for public worship #381Image
The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d258
The Church Praise Book: a selection of hymns and tunes for Christian worship #304Image
The Church School Hymnal #95Image
The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs": for public, social and family worship and private devotions at the Sanitarium, Clifton Springs, N. Y. #175Image
The College Hymnal: for divine service at Yale College in the Battell Chapel #277Image
The Concordia Hymnal: a Hymnal for Church, School and Home. Rev. 1st word ed. #d98
The Concordia Hymnal. Rev. #d99
The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book: for social and public worship #552Image
The Devotional Hymn Book #d144
The Emory Hymnal: a collection of sacred hymns and music for use in public worship, Sunday-schools, social meetings and family worship #288Image
The Emory Hymnal: No. 2, sacred hymns and music for use in public worship, Sunday-schools, social meetings and family worship #131Image
The Epworth Hymnal: containing standard hymns of the Church, songs for the Sunday-School, songs for social services, songs for the home circle, songs for special occasions #113Image
The Epworth Hymnal No. 3 #d59
The Eureka Sacred Carols #d25
The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d206
The Evangelical Hymnal #557Image
The Evangelical Hymnal #580Image
The Evangelical Hymnal. Text ed. #d104
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The Golden Sheaf No. 2: a collection of gospel hymns, new and old, responsive readings, hymns for the Sunday school, young people's societies, male voices, choruses, and general worship #53Image
The Gospel Hymnal #d176
The Gospel Praise Book #d128
The Great Redemption in Songs New and Selected #d69
The Greatest Hymns #d96
The Haverford School Hymnal #d85
The Hymn of the Week Songbook #d21
The Hymnal and Order of Service #d144
The Hymnal and Order of Service #d146
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The Hymnal of the Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod. Text ed. #d146
The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d192
The Hymnal: published by the Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. #444TextImage
The Hymnal, Published in 1895 and Revised in 1911 #717Image
The Hymnal : published in 1895 and revised in 1911 by authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America : with the supplement of 1917 #717Image
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The Liturgy and the Office of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #382Image
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The Manual of Praise for Sabbath and Social Worship #246Image
The Methodist Hymnal #d147
The Methodist Hymnal #252Image
The Methodist Hymnal, Official Hymnal of the Methodist Church #d147
The Methodist Hymnal, Official Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church South, Methodist Protestant Church #d149
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The National Baptist Hymnal: arranged for use in churches, Sunday schools, and young people's socieities (5th ed. Rev.) #264Image
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The New Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs, ancient and modern for use in Baptist churches #611Image
The New Living Hymns No. 2 #d97
The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship #d56
The Old Story in Song, for Evangelistic Meetings #d40
The People's Hymn Book #d77
The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d184
The Portfolio of Sunday School Songs #29Image
The Praise Book for Young People's Societies, Church Prayer Meetings and Sunday Schools #184Image
The Praise Hymnal #d112
The Praise Hymnary: a collection of sacred song #327Image
The Presbyterian Hymnal #863Image
The Presbyterian Hymnal #863Image
The Reformed Church Hymnal: with tunes #342Image
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The Riverdale Hymn Book #205Image
The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book, for the Service of Song in the House of the Lord #318cImage
The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d292
The Sabbath School Hymn and Tune Book: selected from the Sabbath hymn and tune book #121Image
The Sacred Trio: comprising Redemption Songs, Showers of Blessing, The Joyful Sound (Word ed.) #193Image
The Sacrifice of Praise. psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs designed for public worship and private devotion, with notes on the origin of hymns. #315Image
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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #390Image
The Silver Trumpet: a collection of new and selected hymns; for use in public worship, revival services, prayer and social meetings, and Sunday schools #179Image
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The Standard Church Hymnal #339Image
The Sunday School Banner #d43
The Sunday School Hymnal: with offices of devotion #179Image
The Tabernacle Hymns #192Image
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The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 3 #d62
The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 4 #d65
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The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School #145Image
The Young People's Hymnal No. 3: adapted to the use of Sunday Schools, Epworth Leagues, prayer meetings and revivals #33Image
Tidings of the Cross #d64
Times of Refreshing: Old and New Century Hymns and Songs. 20th cent. ed. #d51
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Triumphant Songs No. 5: a collection of gospel hymns for Sunday-schools and revivals, hymns of prayer and praise for devotional meetings, etc. etc. #40Image
Truth in Song: for the Lovers of Truth Everywhere #7Image
Uplifting Songs, New and Old #d55
Windows of Heaven: hymns new and old for the church, sunday school and home #164Image
Wonderful Jesus and Other Songs #d53
Words of Life: a collection of Hymns and Tunes for use in Gospel Meetings and other Religious Services #138Image
Worship and Service Hymnal for Church, School and Home #d107
Worship and Service Hymnal: For Church, School, and Home #194TextImage
Worship in Song: a selection of hymns and tunes for the Service of the Sanctuary #366Image
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