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Text:Hear Him Calling
Author:Mrs. M. B. C. Slade
Tune:[Are you staying, safely staying]
Composer:Dr. A. Brooks Everett

65. Hear Him Calling

1 Are you staying, safely staying,
In the tender Shepherd's peaceful fold?
No, I'm straying, sadly straying,
On the lonely mountains, dark and cold.

Refrain:
On your ear his loving tones are falling,
For he seeks you, wheresoe'er you roam,
Hear him, calling, sweetly calling,
As he bids his wandering sheep come home.

2 Are you hearing, gladly hearing,
How he bid his folded flock rejoice?
No, I'm fearing, sadly fearing,
I have followed far the stranger's voice. [Refrain]

3 Are you roaming, longer roaming,
In the cold, dark night of doubt and sin?
No, I'm coming, quickly coming!
Open door! make haste to let me in! [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Are you staying, safely staying
Title: Hear Him Calling
Author: Mrs. M. B. C. Slade
Refrain First Line: On your ear his loving tones are falling
Publication Date: 1883
Scripture:
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Are you staying, safely staying]
Composer: Dr. A. Brooks Everett
Notes: Public Domain.



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