O Lord! responsive to thy call
Author: John Lyon
Composer: Varies by tune (see below)
Languages (2)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- English: O Lord! responsive to thy call
- Japanese: [Unknown title]
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Most common tunes for “O Lord! responsive to thy call”
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Appearances of “O Lord! responsive to thy call” over time
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1840 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: Sacred Hymns (Manchester Hymnal) (1851), no. 47.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. O Lord, responsive to thy call, In life or death whate’er befall, Our hopes for bliss on thee depend; Thou art our everlasting Friend.
2. Though life be short and trials seem to darken its protracted gleam, Though friends forsake and foes contend, Thou art our everlasting Friend.
3. Death may distract our present joy And all our brightest hopes destroy, Yet these will in the future tend To prove thee still our faithful Friend.
4. O let thy Spirit with us dwell That we in future worlds may tell How we o’ercame, and, in the end, Made thee our everlasting Friend.
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