I have heard it by the sea,

Where the plains are vast, and vaster

I have heard it calling, calling,

Ever calling unto me!

In the nighttime I have heard it

Through the darkness and the

gloom,

In the morning when the sunrise

Bursts in splendor through my

room.

Oh, what is it that is calling

In the mountains, by the sea,

In the nighttime, in the day time,

Ever calling unto me?

Oh, my soul, and can it be

It is God, and He is calling,

Ever calling, calling, calling,

Ever calling unto me?

-R. S.C.