Avalon Album: Another Time, Another Place: Timeless Christian Classics Track: For The Sake Of The Call
For The Sake Of The Call Lyrics
Nobody stood and applauded them So they knew from the start This road would not lead to fame All they really knew for sure was Jesus had called to them He said, Come, follow me And they came With reckless abandon they came
Empty nets lying there at the water's edge Told a story that few could believe and none could explain How some crazy fishermen agreed to go where Jesus led With no thought for what they would gain For Jesus had called them by name and they answered
We will abandon it all for the sake of the call No other reason at all but the sake of the call Wholly devoted to live and to die For the sake of the call
Drawn like rivers are drawn to the sea No turning back for the water cannot help but flow Once we hear the Savior's call we'll follow wherever He leads Because of the love He has shown Because He has called us to go we will answer
We will abandon it all for the sake of the call No other reason at all but the sake of the call Wholly devoted to live and to die
Not for the sake of a creed or a cause Not for a dream or a promise Simply because it is Jesus who calls And if we believe we'll obey
We will abandon it all for the sake of the call No other reason at all but the sake of the call Wholly devoted to live and to die For the sake of the call
Written Steven Curtis Chapman c1990 Sparrow Song (a div. of The Sparrow Corp.)/Careers Music, Inc. (BMG)/Greg Nelson Music (admin. by Careers Music, Inc.) (BMG) (BMI)
Song Description: "Most of us are not asked to give up much for the sake of Christ. There are, however, still martyrs in parts of the world today who give up their lives for following Jesus. God, may our passion for You be strong enough to give up whatever we need for the sake of following You." - Greg Long (Avalon)
