Call, and I will answer.
Job 13:22
Words: Sallie K. Best, in Inspiring Songs, by George J. Meyer, Thoro Harris & Lester Price (Chicago, Illinois: Meyer & Brother, 1906), number 1.
Music: Thoro Harris (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Best (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
When Jesus calls me, I will go;
I will! I will!
When it is best to answer No,
I will! I will!
I’ll shun temptation’s pathway wide,
And journey by my Savior’s side,
And in His peace and love abide.
I will! I will!
When Jesus says, Rejoice and sing,
I will! I will!
A song of praise and love I’ll bring,
I will! I will!
A song of joy for triumphs won,
A song of rest when toil is done;
If I may cheer some lonely one,
I will! I will!
I’ll answer when I hear His call,
I will! I will!
Should He command, Give me thine all,
I will! I will!
Whene’er for Christ I need to fight,
With gleaming sword and armor bright,
I’ll bravely battle for the right,
I will! I will!
When in the conflict I should stay,
I will! I will!
I’ll ask for wisdom every day;
I will! I will!
We cannot know till we begin
How hard it is to conquer sin;
But by and by a crown I’ll win;
I will! I will!