206 SOFTLY AND TENDERLY 11.7. 11. 7. with Refrain Will L. Thompson, 1880

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I Softly and ten-der-ly Je-sus is call-ing, Call-ing for you and for me;

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2 Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading,
Pleading for you and for me?

Why should we linger and heed not His mercies,
Mercies for you and for me?—REF.

3 O for the wonderful love He has promised,
Promised for you and for me;

Though we have sinned He has mercy and pardon,
Pardon for you and for me.-REF.

Will L. Thompson, 1880

I "Take up thy cross," the Sav-iour said, "If thou wouldst My disciple be;

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Take up thy cross with will ing heart, And humbly follow af ter Me." A - MEN.

2 Take up thy cross; let not its weight 4 Take up thy cross, then, in His strength, Fill thy weak soul with vain alarm ; His strength shall bear thy spirit up, And brace thy heart, and nerve thine arm.

3 Take up thy cross; nor heed the shame,
And let thy foolish pride be still;
Thy Lord refused not e'en to die
Upon a cross, on Calvary's hill.

ZEPHYR L. M.

And calmly sin's wild deluge brave;
'Twill guide thee to a better home,
It points to glory o'er the grave.

5 Take up thy cross, and follow on,
Nor think till death to lay it down;
For only he who bears the cross
May hope to wear the glorious crown.

Rev. Charles W. Everest, 1833

William B. Bradbury, 1844

208 CLOLATA L. M.

W. St. Clair Palmer, 1893

I God call-ing yet! shall I not hear? Earth's pleas-ures shall I still

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hold dear?

Shall life's swift pass-ing years all fly, And still my soul in slum - bers lie? A-MEN.

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 ?

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. Gerhard Tersteegen, 1735. Tr. Sarah B. Findlater, 1855: recast, Sabbath Hy. Bk., 1858

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?

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I BEHOLD! a Stranger's at the door;
He gently knocks, has knocked before;
Has waited long, is waiting still:
You treat no other friend so ill.

2 But will He prove a friend indeed?
He will, the very Friend you need;
The Man of Nazareth, 'tis He,
With garments dyed at Calvary.

3 O lovely attitude! He stands
With melting heart and laden hands :
O matchless kindness! and He shows
This matchless kindness to His foes.

4 Rise, touched with gratitude Divine;
Turn out His enemy and thine,
That soul-destroying monster, sin,
And let the heavenly Stranger in.

5 Admit Him ere His anger burn;
His feet, departed, ne'er return:
Admit Him, or the hour's at hand
When at His door denied you'll stand.
Rev. Joseph Grigg, 1765: verse 4,

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us, Christian brothers, His Name and sign who bear,

us, To keep Him stand-ing there! A - MEN.

Thy blood, O Christ, can cleanse me, And make me white to - day. future grace be promised, A glorious crown in heaven.