The Call

A Voice that calls! ―
That calls down all the ages long,
“Come unto Me.”
Yet souls, all careless of the things above,
Rush on, nor heed that Voice of deathless love,
That calls and calls.
A Voice that speaks!―
That speaks with sad and breaking heart,
“Depart from Me.”
I called you through your joys and through your tears,
I called you through the long unheeding years,
What could I more?
O Jesus of the open gate! O souls outside!
Answer the call while yet the door’s flung wide.

Minnie Hardwick