Jesus Calls Us
Backgrounder: Cecil Alexander
(1818-1895) was the wife of a
parish minister in an impoverished
rural area of Northern Ireland.
She loved the people. From
one house to another she went,
wrote one historian. She especially
loved children and most of her
hymns were written for them.
Jesus Calls Us was one of the
few hymns she wrote for adults,
and it illustrates her ability to
apply scripture devotionally.
She wrote the hymn at her
husband’s request to accompany
a sermon he was preaching about
the calling of Peter and Andrew
by Jesus on the shores of Galilee.
Lord, we purpose to Follow You:
One day as Jesus was walking
along the shore of the Sea of
Galilee, he saw two brothers –
Simon, also called Peter, and
Andrew – throwing a net into the
water, for they fished for a living.
Jesus called out to then: Come,
follow me, and I will show u how
to fish for people (Matt 4:18-19).
Lord, You call us to follow;
to turn away from our own
selfish interests, and to take up
our cross and follow after You.
Forgive us for being so quick to
question & so hesitant to follow.
Grant us the grace to trust You
even if the path is difficult to see,
or is heading in a direction we
would not choose for ourselves.
Help us to see with the eyes
of faith, rather than from our
own human point of view.
Teach us to follow without fear,
knowing that You are always
with us, leading the way.
Grant us grace to say “Yes”
when you come to us calling:
“follow me” or “love me more.”
Grant us grace to Give our hearts
to Thine obedience, so that we
Serve and love Thee best of all.
In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
Jesus calls us; o’er the tumult
of our life’s wild, restless sea;
Day by day His sweet voice
soundeth,
Saying, “Christian, follow me.”
Jesus calls us from the worship
Of the vain world’s golden store,
From each idol that would keep us,
Saying, “Christian, love me more.”
In our joys and in our sorrows,
Days of toil and hours of ease,
Still He calls, in cares & pleasures,
Christian, love me more than these.
Jesus calls us– by Thy mercies,
Savior, may we hear Thy call;
Give our hearts to Thine obedience,
Serve and love Thee best of all.
Backgrounder: Cecil Alexander
(1818-1895) was the wife of a
parish minister in an impoverished
rural area of Northern Ireland.
She loved the people. From
one house to another she went,
wrote one historian. She especially
loved children and most of her
hymns were written for them.
Jesus Calls Us was one of the
few hymns she wrote for adults,
and it illustrates her ability to
apply scripture devotionally.
She wrote the hymn at her
husband’s request to accompany
a sermon he was preaching about
the calling of Peter and Andrew
by Jesus on the shores of Galilee.
Lord, we purpose to Follow You:
One day as Jesus was walking
along the shore of the Sea of
Galilee, he saw two brothers –
Simon, also called Peter, and
Andrew – throwing a net into the
water, for they fished for a living.
Jesus called out to then: Come,
follow me, and I will show u how
to fish for people (Matt 4:18-19).
Lord, You call us to follow;
to turn away from our own
selfish interests, and to take up
our cross and follow after You.
Forgive us for being so quick to
question & so hesitant to follow.
Grant us the grace to trust You
even if the path is difficult to see,
or is heading in a direction we
would not choose for ourselves.
Help us to see with the eyes
of faith, rather than from our
own human point of view.
Teach us to follow without fear,
knowing that You are always
with us, leading the way.
Grant us grace to say “Yes”
when you come to us calling:
“follow me” or “love me more.”
Grant us grace to Give our hearts
to Thine obedience, so that we
Serve and love Thee best of all.
In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
Jesus calls us; o’er the tumult
of our life’s wild, restless sea;
Day by day His sweet voice
soundeth,
Saying, “Christian, follow me.”
Jesus calls us from the worship
Of the vain world’s golden store,
From each idol that would keep us,
Saying, “Christian, love me more.”
In our joys and in our sorrows,
Days of toil and hours of ease,
Still He calls, in cares & pleasures,
Christian, love me more than these.
Jesus calls us– by Thy mercies,
Savior, may we hear Thy call;
Give our hearts to Thine obedience,
Serve and love Thee best of all.