Lord, Here Am I

This past Sunday I was struck by the invitation song we sang. I've used it before, but after a sermon on the importance of service in the Kingdom, we sang "Lord, Here Am I". It's #486 in the Baptist Hymnal. Worth checking out:

Lord, Here Am I (Crosby, Beck) (C) 1984 Beckenhorst Press, Inc.

1. Master, Thou callest, I gladly obey.
Only direct me and I’ll find Thy way.
Teach me the mission appointed for me;
What is my labor and where it shall be.
Master, Thou callest and this I reply,
“Ready and willing, Lord, here am I!"

2.Willing my Savior, to take up the cross;
Willing to suffer reproaches and loss.
Willing to follow if Thou will but lead,
Only support me with grace in my need.
Master, Thou callest and this I reply,
“Ready and willing, Lord, here am I!”

3. Living or dying, I still would be Thine.
Yet, I am mortal while Thou art divine.
Pardon, whenever I turn from the right,
Pity and bring me again to the light.
Master, Thou callest and this I reply,
“Ready and willing, Lord, here am I!"