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76. The Master's Call

1. Behold, the Master now is calling,
For reapers brave and true;
The golden harvest fields are waiting,
But laborers are new.

Chorus:
Go forth with patience, love and kindness,
And in the Master's name,
The blessed news of free salvation
To all the world proclaim.

2. Go forth, and rescue those that perish,
Where sin and darkness reign;
Go lend a helping hand to save them,
And break the tempter's chain. [Chorus]

3. Go bid the poor with joy and gladness,
The feast of love to share;
And He, the Bread of Life Eternal,
Will make them welcome there. [Chorus]

4. Go forth, the summer days are waning,
Their light will soon be o'er;
The solemn hour is quickly coming,
When we can work no more. [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: Behold, the Master now is calling
Title: The Master's Call
Author: Julia Sterling
Refrain First Line: Go forth with patience, love and kindness
Publication Date: 1888
Scripture:
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Behold, the Master now is calling]
Composer: Ira D. Sankey
Key: A♭ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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