God Is Calling The Prodigal

Words:
Charles H. Gabriel
Music:
Charles H. Gabriel

Sheet music

  1. 1God is calling the prodigal; come without delay;Hear, O hear Him calling, calling now for thee; (for thee;)Tho' you've wandered so far fromHis presence, come today;Hear His loving voice calling still.(calling still.)Calling now for thee,(Calling now for thee, Calling now for thee,)O weary prodigal come;(Weary prodigal, come, weary prodigal, come;)Calling now for thee,(Calling now for thee, Calling now for thee,)O weary prodigal come.(Weary prodigal, come, weary prodigal, come.)
  2. 2Patient, loving, and tenderly still the Father pleads;Hear, O hear Him calling, calling now for thee;(for thee;)O return while the Spirit in mercy intercedes;Hear His loving voice calling still.(calling still.)Calling now for thee,(Calling now for thee, Calling now for thee,)O weary prodigal come;(Weary prodigal, come, weary prodigal, come;)Calling now for thee,(Calling now for thee, Calling now for thee,)O weary prodigal come.(Weary prodigal, come, weary prodigal, come.)
  3. 3Come, there's bread in the house of thy Father, and to spare;Hear, O hear Him calling, calling now for thee; (for thee;)Lo! The table is spread and the feast is waiting there;Hear His loving voice calling still.(calling still.)Calling now for thee,(Calling now for thee, Calling now for thee,)O weary prodigal come;(Weary prodigal, come, weary prodigal, come;)Calling now for thee,(Calling now for thee, Calling now for thee,)O weary prodigal come.(Weary prodigal, come, weary prodigal, come.)

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1889, the words are in 163 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

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