Number: 392
English: HON 1987 #114 (altered harmony, added v5)
Title: The Voice of Jesus Call Me Now
Name: Stockton
Words: Sam Jones
Music: J H. Stockton
Copyright: Lyrics written in November 1918
Meter: 
Form: 

The voice of Je¤sus calls me now,
I fain would rise and go
To dwell with Him in per¤fect peace,
And His for¤give¤ness know.

Chorus:
I am ¤com¤ing, heav¤y lad¤en,
Wea¤ried and op¤pressed:
Oh, re¤¤ceive me, though un¤wor¤thy,
To Thy prom¤ised rest.

My trou¤bled spir¤it knows no calm;
Why should I wan¤der on,
And add to sor¤row’s heav¤y load,
Un¤til this life is gone?

A¤bound¤ing grace He has in store
To com¤fort, save and guide,
And pas¤tures ev¤er fresh and green
Where si¤lent wa¤ters glide.

Oh, come, I hear Him call¤ing still,
In ten¤der tones and sweet;
The rest that is e¤ter¤nal rest
A¤waits thy wan¤d’ring feet.

I will a¤rise and haste a¤way,
This is the day of grace;
The Shep¤herd’s fold is near and I
May find a rest¤ing place.