Scripture Verse

When Thou saidst, Seek ye My face, my heart said unto Thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. Psalm 27:8

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Bright Jew­els, by Ro­bert Low­ry (New York: Big­low & Main, 1869), num­ber 103.

Music: W. How­ard Doane (🔊 pdf nwc).

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W. Howard Doane (1832–1915)

Lyrics

There’s a gen­tle voice with­in calls away,
’Tis a warn­ing I have heard o’er and o’er,
But my heart is melt­ed now, I ob­ey;
From my Sav­ior I will wan­der no more.

Refrain

Yes, I will go; yes, I will go;
To Je­sus I will go and be saved;
Yes, I will go; yes, I will go;
To Je­sus I will go and be saved.

He has pro­mised all my sins to for­give,
If I ask in sim­ple faith for His love,
In His ho­ly Word I learn how to live,
And to la­bor for His king­dom above.

Refrain

I will try to bear the cross in my youth,
And be faith­ful in its cause till I die;
If with cheer­ful step I walk in the truth,
I shall wear a star­ry crown by and by.

Refrain

Still the gen­tle voice with­in calls away,
And its warn­ing I have heard o’er and o’er;
But my heart is melt­ed now, I ob­ey:
From my Sav­ior I will wan­der no more.

Refrain