Text: | The Master Hath Come |
Author: | Sarah Doudney, 1843-1926 |
Tune: | ASH GROVE |
1 The Master hath come, and He calls us to follow
The track of the footprints He leaves on our way;
Far over the mountain and through the deep hollow,
The path leads us on to the mansions of day:
The Master hath called us, the children who fear Him,
Who march 'neath Christ's banner, His own little band;
We love Him and seek Him, we long to be near Him,
And rest in the light of His beautiful land.
2 The Master hath called us; the road may be dreary,
And dangers and sorrows are strewn on the track;
But God's Holy Spirit shall comfort the weary;
We follow the Saviour and cannot turn back;
The Master hath called us: though doubt and temptation
May compass our journey, we cheerfully sing:
"Press onward, look upward," thru' much tribulation;
The children of Zion must follow their King.
3 The Master hath called us, in life's early morning,
With spirits as fresh as the dew on the sod;
We turn from the world, with its smiles and its scorning,
To cast in our lot with the people of God:
the Master hath called us, His sons and His daughters,
We plead for His blessing and trust in His love;
And thru' the green pastures, beside the still waters,
He'll lead us at last to His kingdom above.
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ASH GROVE |
Meter: | 12. 11. 12. 11. D. |
Incipit: | 51354 31124 32175 |
Key: | G Major or modal |
Source: | Welsh Melody |