O Master, When Thou Callest

O Master, when Thou callest,
No voice may say Thee nay,
For blest are they that follow
Where Thou dost lead the way;
In freshest prime of morning,
Or fullest glow of noon,
The note of heavenly warning
Can never come too soon.

O Master, when Thou callest,
No heart may dare refuse;
’Tis honor, highest honor,
When Thou dost deign to use;
Our brightest and our fairest,
Our dearest—all are thine;
Thou Who for each one carest,
We hail Thy love’s design.

Author: Sarah G. Stock

Year: 1888

Sarah Geraldina Stock (1839–1898) is the accepted author of this hymn, which first appeared in the Church Missionary Society's 'Hymns for the Use of the Church Missionary Society' around 1888–1889. No significant alternate attributions are known.