Hymn
Jesus Is Calling
Jesus is tenderly calling thee home —
Calling today, calling today;
Why from the sunshine of love wilt thou roam
Farther and farther away?
Calling today,
Calling today,
Jesus is calling, is tenderly calling today.
Jesus is calling the weary to rest —
Calling today, calling today;
Bring Him thy burden and thou shalt be blest;
He will not turn thee away.
Jesus is waiting; I come to Him now —
Waiting today, waiting today;
Come with thy sins; at His feet lowly bow;
Come, and no longer delay.
Jesus is pleading; O list to His voice:
Hear Him today, hear Him today;
They who believe on His name shall rejoice;
Quickly arise and away.
Jesus Is Calling — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/jesus-is-calling
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Jesus Is Calling?
The words of Jesus Is Calling were written by Fanny Crosby; the version here was published in 1929. The library holds 21 more hymns by Fanny Crosby, including Blessed Assurance and Praise Him! Praise Him!
Is Jesus Is Calling public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The New Christian Hymnal, published in 1929. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Jesus Is Calling?
Jesus Is Calling is in 6.6.8.4 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The God of Abraham Praise.