One of my all time favorite CCM songs.
For the Sake of the Call. by Steven Curtis Chapman.
Awesome lyrics (as sung)
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 fishermen, agreed to go where Jesus lead
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,
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 the dream, for the promise
Simply because it is Jesus who called
And if we believe we’ll obey
We will abandon it all, (abandon it all), for the sake of the call
No other reason at all, (No other reason at all), but the sake of the call
We will abandon, (we will) abandon it all, for the sake of the call
No other reason, (no other reason) at all, but the sake of the call
Wholly devoted, to live and to die, for the sake of the call,
all ah all ah all, For the sake of the call
We will abandon it all, (abandon it all), for the sake of the call
No other reason at all, no other reason, no other reason,
We will abandon it all, we live, we vow to die, for the sake of the call
No other reason at all
We will abandon it all...