Calling the Prodigal

Top Media Text Author Text Info Tune Timeline Page Scans Instances

God is calling the prodigal, come without delay

Author: Chas. H. Gabriel
Tune: [God is calling the prodigal, come without delay]
Published in 141 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI, Recording

Representative Text

1 God is calling the prodigal: come without delay;
Hear, O hear Him calling, calling now for thee;
Tho' you've wandered so far from His presence, come today;
Hear His loving voice calling still.

Chorus:
Calling now for thee,
O weary prodigal, come;
Calling now for thee,
O weary prodigal, come.

2 Patient, loving and tenderly still the Father pleads,
Hear, O hear Him calling, calling now for thee;
O return while the Spirit in mercy intercedes;
Hear His loving voice calling still. [Chorus]

3 Come, there's bread in the house of thy Father, and to spare;
Hear, O hear Him calling, calling now for thee;
Lo! The table is spread and the feast is waiting there;
Hear His loving voice calling still. [Chorus]

Source: Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #179

All representative texts • Compare texts ^ top

Author: Chas. H. Gabriel

Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree… Go to person page >

^ top

First Line:	God is calling the prodigal, come without delay
Title:	Calling the Prodigal
Author:	Chas. H. Gabriel
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Calling now for thee, O weary prodigal, come
Publication Date:	1889
Copyright:	Public Domain