My body shivered,
trembled before the words
an ache, a doubt,
wondering how I would have responded
if you had called
me, a fisherman, by the sea
to come, to come, .
. . follow me
Would I have left
all, my life, my family, to follow you
a tall order,
uncomfortable, standing beside my wife
a shiver in
singing these words again
my faith a
challenge, to submit to Your will alone
So many other
demands, desires, commitments
on each of our
lives, on our days
a trembling,
before our God
unsure how I would
have responded
If Jesus had
called my name
as he called the
first twelve
would I have gone
when He called
to come, to come, .
. . follow me
edited April 8, 2014
A Shiver Before the Words – v3
Edited December 23, 2013
A Shiver Before the Words – v2
October 19, 2008
A Shiver Before the Words
Hymn – “Would I Have Answered When You Called”,
The Faith We Sing, 2137
Suncook United Methodist Church
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