Hymn
Urgent Appeal
O sinner, heed the voice of God,
It speaks to you to-day,
And calls you by his sacred word
From sin's destructive way.
It bids you turn to him, and live
Through his abounding grace;
His mercy will the guilt forgive
Of those who seek his face.
Bow to the scepter of his word,
Renouncing every sin:
Submit to him, your sovereign Lord,
And bid him reign within.
Urgent Appeal — Text from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, 1886. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/urgent-appeal
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Urgent Appeal?
The words of Urgent Appeal were written by John Fawcett; the version here was published in 1886. The library holds 9 more hymns by John Fawcett, including God of Our Salvation and Living Bread.
Is Urgent Appeal public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1886. 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 Urgent Appeal?
Urgent Appeal is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Salvation Approaching, A Psalm before Prayer and How bright these glorious spirits shine!