For The Sake Of The Call

Album: For The Sake Of The Call (1990)
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  • 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

    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 fisherman agreed to go where Jesus went
    With no thought to 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
    The sake of the call

    Drawn like the rivers are drawn to the sea
    There's 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
    And 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 called
    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
    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
    For the sake of the call
    We will abandon it all for the sake of the call
    No other reason at all
    We will abandon it all
    No other reason at all
    We will abandon it all Writer/s: STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN
    Publisher: Capitol CMG Publishing
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