Have You Heard the Call?

Christ calls to the sinner 

Come, follow Me 

He calls to the stranger

Come, learn of Me

He calls us to believe 

In the power of His might
Calls us to do His will,
Shining forth His light

He calls us to testify 

How His mercy has blessed

He calls the impure spirits

To flee from the oppressed

He calls us to be well,

To suffer no more

He calls us to believe

And not fear anymore

He calls us, come away 

To a place of quiet calm

To learn from Him,

The Shepherd of the Psalm

He calls us to purity of heart,

To freely speak God’s goodness

To show compassion to the hungry

And for His gifts, gratitude express

He calls us to beware

Of our hearts becoming stone

He calls us to see Him

As the One upon God’s throne

He calls us to focus 

Upon the things of God,

To deny our selves

Lest our lives be for naught 

He calls us to pray

And to serve the Lord

For even small kinds acts

Will receive, from Him, rewards

He calls us to walk rightly 

And with others, live at peace

To have a child-like faith,

Leaving family, home, or fields

He calls us to believe, 

Not to doubt Jesus,

To forgive others' sins

For His Father forgave us 

He calls us to love God

And to give what He is due -

Love extended to Him

And those that live near you

He calls us not to seek

Honour for ourselves,
And to give sacrificially, 

Whether poor or having wealth

He calls us to pray 

That we may, sin, withstand 

And if we betray Him,
Seek forgiveness from His hand 

He calls us to remember Him,

In the breaking of the bread,

The One who died upon the cross

And rose up from the dead

He calls us, do not be deceived,

Nor fear trials and tests 

For His Spirit gives us words

That to His grace attests 

He calls us, be on guard 

And keep alert for Him

For we do not know just when

Our eyes will behold Him

When He calls the dead

To rise up and meet Him 

Where we'll forever hear 

The 'call to worship' begin 

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June 14, 2017