{"slug": "hark-the-voice-of-jesus-calling", "title": "Hark, the Voice of Jesus Calling", "first_line": "Hark, the voice of Jesus calling, \"Who will go", "author": "daniel-march", "author_date": "1911", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [8, 7, 8, 7], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Activity", "Atonement", "Brevity of Life", "Christian Life"], "scripture": ["2 Peter 3:9-18", "Psalm 22:14-18", "Romans 10:14-15"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:292; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1911).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "hark_the_voice_of_jesus_calling_who_will", "total_instances": 541}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Hark, the voice of Je -- sus cal -- ling, \"Who will go and work to -- day? Fields are ripe and har -- vests wait -- ing, Who will bear the sheaves a -- way?\" Long and loud the Mas -- ter calls us, Rich re -- ward He of -- fers free; Who will an -- swer, glad -- ly say -- ing, \"Here am I, send me, send me?\"", "prose": ["Hark, the voice of Jesus calling,", "\"Who will go and work today?", "Fields are ripe and harvests waiting,", "Who will bear the sheaves away?\"", "Long and loud the Master calls us,", "Rich reward He offers free;", "Who will answer, gladly saying,", "\"Here am I, send me, send me?\""]}, "2": {"syllabified": "If you can -- not cross the oc -- ean, And the dis -- tant lands ex -- plore, You can find the lost a -- round you, You can help them at your door; If you can -- not give your thou -- sands, You can give the wid -- ow's mite; What you tru -- ly give for Je -- sus, Will be pre -- cious in His sight.", "prose": ["If you cannot cross the ocean,", "And the distant lands explore,", "You can find the lost around you,", "You can help them at your door;", "If you cannot give your thousands,", "You can give the widow's mite;", "What you truly give for Jesus,", "Will be precious in His sight."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "If you can -- not speak like an -- gels, If you can -- not preach like Paul, You can tell the love of Je -- sus, You can say He died for all. If you can -- not rouse the wick -- ed, With the judg -- ment's dread a -- larms, You can lead the lit -- tle child -- ren To the Sav -- ior's wait -- ing arms.", "prose": ["If you cannot speak like angels,", "If you cannot preach like Paul,", "You can tell the love of Jesus,", "You can say He died for all.", "If you cannot rouse the wicked,", "With the judgment's dread alarms,", "You can lead the little children", "To the Savior's waiting arms."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "If you can -- not be the watch -- man, Stand -- ing high on Zi -- on's wall, Point -- ing out the path to heav -- en, Of -- f'ring life and peace to all, With your prayers and with your boun -- ties You can do what heav'n de -- mands; You can be like faith -- ful Aa -- ron, Hold -- ing up the proph -- et's hands.", "prose": ["If you cannot be the watchman,", "Standing high on Zion's wall,", "Pointing out the path to heaven,", "Off'ring life and peace to all,", "With your prayers and with your bounties", "You can do what heav'n demands;", "You can be like faithful Aaron,", "Holding up the prophet's hands."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "If a -- mong the old -- er peo -- ple, You may not be apt to teach, \"Feed My lambs,\" said Christ, our Shep -- herd, \"Place the food with -- in their reach.\" And it may be that the child -- ren You have led with trem -- bling hand, Will be found a -- mong your jew -- els, When you reach the bet -- ter land.", "prose": ["If among the older people,", "You may not be apt to teach,", "\"Feed My lambs,\" said Christ, our Shepherd,", "\"Place the food within their reach.\"", "And it may be that the children", "You have led with trembling hand,", "Will be found among your jewels,", "When you reach the better land."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}