The Voice of God Is Calling

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1 The voice of God is calling
A summons unto all;
As once they heard in Zion,
So now we hear the call.
"Whom shall I send to succor
My people in their need?
Whom shall I send to loosen
The bonds of shame and greed?

2 "I hear my people crying
In cot and mine and slum;
No field or mart is silent,
No city street is dumb.
I see my people falling
In darkness and despair.
Whom shall I send to shatter
The fetters which they bear?"

3 We heed, O God, thy summons,
And answer: "Here are we!
Send us upon thine errand,
Let us thy servants be.
Our strength is dust and ashes,
Our years a passing hour;
But thou canst use our weakness
To magnify thy power.

4 "From ease and plenty save us;
From pride of place absolve;
Purge us of low desire;
Lift us to high resolve;
Take us, and make us holy;
Teach us thy will and way.
Speak, and, behold! we answer;
Command, and we obey!"

Source: Worship in Song: A Friends Hymnal #265

Author: John Haynes Holmes

Born: November 29, 1879, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died: April 3, 1964, New York City. Buried: Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist, New York City. Holmes graduated from Harvard University, Phi Beta Kappa. His grandfather, John Cummings Haynes, manager of the Oliver Ditson music publishing house, helped pay his Harvard tuition. Holmes was ordained in 1904, and became minister of the Unitarian Third Congregational Church, Dorchester, Massachusetts. In February 1907, he became junior minister at the Church of the Messiah in New York City. His works include: I Speak for Myself, 1959 Collected Hymns, 1960 --www.hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

Tune

MEIRIONYDD

William Lloyd (b. Rhos Goch, Llaniestyn, Caernarvonshire, Wales, 1786; d. Caernarvonshire, 1852) composed MEIRIONYDD, which was first published in manuscript form with the name BERTH in Caniadau Seion (Songs of Zion, 1840, ed. R. Mills). The tune is named after the Welsh county Meirionydd in which L…

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WEBB

George J. Webb (b. Rushmore Lodge, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, 1803; d. Orange, NJ, 1887) composed WEBB (also known as MORNING LIGHT) on a voyage from England to the United States. The tune was published in The Odeon, a collection of secular music compiled by Webb and Lowell Mason (PHH 96) i…

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A Hymnal for Friends #87

American Student Hymnal #d319

At Worship, a hymnal for young churchmen #d266

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Chalice Hymnal #666

Chapel Hymns and Services #d128

Christian Worship and Praise #d427

Christian Worship #490

Christian Youth Hymnal #244

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Elmhurst Hymnal #O33

Hymnal for Colleges and Schools #317

Hymnal for Colleges and Schools. 3rd ed. #d308

Hymnal for Juniors in Worship and Study #d96

Hymnal of the Church of God #221

Hymnbook for Christian Worship #271

Hymns and Songs IV #d32

Hymns for the Celebration of Life #d239

Hymns for Worship #77

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Hymns for Youth #153

Hymns of the Christian Life #d419

Hymns of the Christian Life #d415

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Hymns of the Christian Life #368

Hymns of the Saints #394

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #316

Hymns of the Widening Kingdom #d87

Hymns of Universal Praise #d59

New Worship and Song #180

Pilgrim Hymnal #426

Representative American Hymns of the Twentieth Century #7

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #541

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Social Hymns of Brotherhood and Aspiration #77

Song and Worship Book for young people's conferences #d50

Songs for Worship and Fellowship #d167

Songs of Light #10

Songs of Work and Worship #d111

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The Abingdon Song Book #205

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The Beacon Hymnal #158

The Beacon Song and Service book #137

The Book of Hymns #d477

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The Church Hymnal #522

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The Church School Hymnal for Youth #284

The Churches of God Hymnal. #d523

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The Cokesbury Worship Hymnal #168

The Concordia Hymnal #d362

The Concordia Hymnal. Rev. #d363

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The Cyber Hymnal #7084

The Hymnal #d472

The Hymnal #312

The Hymnal for Young People #d246

The Hymnal for Youth #202

The Hymnal of the United Church of Christ #191

The Hymnal #387

The Methodist Hymnal #d477

The Methodist Hymnal #454

The New Hymnal of Praise #d348

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The School Hymnal #216

The Student Hymnary #d352

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The United Methodist Hymnal #436

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The United Methodist Hymnal Music Supplement II #119

The United Methodist Hymnal Music Supplement II #120

Union Hymnal, Songs and Prayers for Jewish Worship. 3rd ed. Revised and enlarged. #238

When Youth Sing #d181

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Worship in Song #265

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Worship Supplement #776

찬송과 예배 = Chansong gwa yebae = Come, Let Us Worship #139

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