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SDA Hymnal 285

Jesus Calls Us

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1Jesus calls us; o'er the tumult
Of our life's wild, restless sea,
Day by day His sweet voice soundeth,
Saying, "Christian, follow Me."

2Jesus calls us from the worship
Of the vain world's gold-en store,
From each idol that would keep us,
Saying, "Christian, love Me more."

3In our joys and in our sorrows,
Days of toil and hours of ease,
Still He calls, in cares and pleasures,
"Christian, love Me more than these."

4Jesus calls us! By Thy mercies,
Savior, may we hear Thy call,
Give our hearts to Thy obedience,
Serve and love Thee best of all.

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The verse

Meter: 8.8.8.7
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 56% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

Jesus calls us; o'er the tumult/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Of our life's wild, restless sea,˘/˘///˘/8B

Day by day His sweet voice soundeth,/˘/˘///˘8C

Saying, "Christian, follow Me."/˘/˘/˘˘7B

Verse 2

Jesus calls us from the worship/˘/˘˘˘/˘8A

Of the vain world's gold-en store,˘˘///˘/7B

From each idol that would keep us,˘//˘˘˘/˘8C

Saying, "Christian, love Me more."/˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

In our joys and in our sorrows,˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘10A

Days of toil and hours of ease,/˘/˘/˘˘/8B

Still He calls, in cares and pleasures,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C

"Christian, love Me more than these."/˘/˘/˘˘7B

Verse 4

Jesus calls us! By Thy mercies,/˘/˘˘///8A

Savior, may we hear Thy call,/˘˘˘///7B

Give our hearts to Thy obedience,//˘/˘/˘/˘˘10C

Serve and love Thee best of all./˘///˘/7B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.