Number: 115
English: Tune: Variation of HON 1987 #193
Title: Hearts are Longing, Hearts are Sighing
Name: 
Words: Sam Jones
Music: C Austin Miles
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Meter: 
Form: 

Hearts are long¤ing, hearts are sigh¤ing,
Seek¤ing rest they can¤not find,
In the wilds of sin they wan¤der,
Heart sore, foot¤sore, wea¤ry, blind.
Will you go and bring the mes¤sage
Of the one whose arm can ¤save,
From the snare of death and sor¤row,
From the power of sin and grave?


Chorus:
Hon¤est hearts to you are cry¤ing,
God is lis¤t’ning to their ¤cry.
He is plead¤ing, “Will you leave them,
Leave them in their sin to die?”

Lost and lone¤ly souls are stray¤ing,
On their path no ray of light,
Fear and doubt their hearts pos¤sess¤ing,
Can you com¤pre¤hend their plight?
They will per¤ish, sure¤ly per¤ish,
Yet you lin¤ger, yet you ¤wait;
Heark¤en to their wail of an¤guish,
Save them ere it be too late.

Loud and clear the call is sound¤ing,
Will you an¤swer Yes or No?
I am anx¤ious¤ly a¤wait¤ing
For your choice: Oh, will you go
Forth to bear the joy¤ful tid¤ing
Of sal¤va¤tion full and ¤free?
Man¤y souls in dark¤ness dy¤ing,
And the Lord has need of thee.