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Hymnal Number
499Resource Type:
Keys included:
F
About this Hymn
We wanted to write a song suitable for sending people out at the end of a service, one that would be a call to go out confidently and positively as salt and light to the world. Verse one considers how we respond first and foremost to the cross, coming into the Kingdom of Christ and seeking to praise him. Verse two was inspired by the Sermon on the Mount, where Christ teaches what it means to be children of the kingdom—loving righteousness and justice, walking in humility, with mercy, and letting his light shine through us. Verse three reminds us of our call to declare the gospel and the kingdom to the lost. The chorus is our response to follow, and ultimately in all we do—helping the sick, feeding the hungry, working for justice, explaining the faith—our aim is to proclaim salvation in Jesus' name.
Lyrics
Verse 1
Hear the call of the kingdom, lift your eyes to the King. Let his song rise within you as a fragrant offering of how God, rich in mercy, came in Christ to redeem all who trust in his unfailing grace.
Chorus
King of heaven, we will answer the call; we will follow, bringing hope to the world, filled with passion, filled with power to proclaim salvation in Jesus' name.
Verse 2
Hear the call of the kingdom to be children of light, with the mercy of heaven, the humility of Christ; walking justly before him, loving all that is right; that the light of Christ may shine through us.
Verse 3
Hear the call of the kingdom to reach out to the lost; with the Father's compassion, in the wonder of the cross. Bringing peace and forgiveness and a hope yet to come. Let the nations put their trust in him.
Hear the call of the kingdom, lift your eyes to the King. Let his song rise within you as a fragrant offering of how God, rich in mercy, came in Christ to redeem all who trust in his unfailing grace.
Chorus
King of heaven, we will answer the call; we will follow, bringing hope to the world, filled with passion, filled with power to proclaim salvation in Jesus' name.
Verse 2
Hear the call of the kingdom to be children of light, with the mercy of heaven, the humility of Christ; walking justly before him, loving all that is right; that the light of Christ may shine through us.
Verse 3
Hear the call of the kingdom to reach out to the lost; with the Father's compassion, in the wonder of the cross. Bringing peace and forgiveness and a hope yet to come. Let the nations put their trust in him.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words & Music: Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Stuart Townend © 2006 Thankyou Music Ltd (Capitol CMG Publishing / www.capitolcmgpublishing.com)