Scripture Verse

The Master is come, and calleth for thee. John 11:28

Introduction

Words: Re­bec­ca R. Couch, in the Sal­va­tion Ar­my’s War Cry, De­cem­ber 22, 1881.

Music: Ira D. San­key, 1874 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Couch (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Ira D. Sankey (1840–1908)

Lyrics

We have a mes­sage, a mes­sage from Je­sus,
And time now is speed­ing, the mo­ments are few;
The Mas­ter is come, O make haste to re­ceive Him,
For sin­ners He waits; He is call­ing for you!

Refrain

For you He is call­ing, for you He is call­ing,
Yes, Je­sus is call­ing, is call­ing for you.

We have a mes­sage, a mes­sage from Je­sus,
A mes­sage of hope to the wea­ry of heart;
The love of my Sav­ior, there’s no­thing so pre­cious,
The friend­ship of Je­sus will ne­ver de­part.

Refrain

We have a mes­sage, a mes­sage from Je­sus,
A mes­sage of love to the poor drunk­ard’s soul;
The love of my Je­sus will snap all his fet­ters,
The blood of my Sav­ior makes per­fect­ly whole.

Refrain

We have a mes­sage, a mes­sage from Je­sus,
O do not re­ject Him and for­feit your soul!
The Sav­ior in­vites you just now to re­ceive Him,
And in His great love to be made fully whole.

Refrain