A Higher Calling

Words and Music by Ruth Brimm

© HIM Music

Key – F/G^b/G/A^b/A

Intro: E^b/B^b  A^bm/B^b (2x)      E/B  A^m/B (2x)      F/C  B^bm/C (2x)      G^m/C  F/C  G^m/F  F

Tag     F²                          E^b/F  G^m/F    F

            He that hath an ear let    him    hear (2x)

Vs.                     D^m                                 A^m7

            1. God’s Spirit has been calling     since the days of old

            2. Jesus called for His disciples to come follow Him

                          G^m7                                     F/A

            How He spoke to his children   in the Bible we’re told

            To          take up their nets       and be fishers of men

                     G^m7                                  F/A            D^m

            How late in the night   He called out to a      child

               Forsaking possessions             giving their all

                        E^b                         B^b/D            C^7sus4

            Samuel answered;   speak Lord, here am I…

            (Go to keychange)

Cho.    F²                          E^b/F  G^m/F    F

            He that hath an ear let       him    hear (2x)

              F     G^m/F   F   B^bmaj7                               G⁹/B                 B^bm6/D^b

            There   is       a   higher calling        there is a higher calling

                 D^m2                                   A⁶/C^#

            To come apart and sanctify to willingly lay down your life

                      F/C F/C                      D^m7/B^b   B^bm/E^b

            And to answer, Lord, here am I

            F/C                                  B^bm/C

            He that hath an ear let him hear (2x)

                         G^m/F F            F/C  A⁷/C^#

            A higher calling

Key change (from last line of second verse)

                    E^b      B^b/D         C^7sus4         D^b7sus4

            With no hesitation they followed the call

Vs. 3              E^bm                                B^bm7

            God’s Spirit is searching      for those who will heed

                  A^bm7                                   G^b/B^b

            To work in the harvest     and to go where He leads

                          A^bm7                               G^b/B^b          E^bm

            Can you hear his voice pleading     what will you do

Key change

                 E^b                                           B/E^b         D^b7sus4    D^7sus4

            So many are called but those who answer are few

Cho.    G²                         F/G   A^m/G   G²

            He that hath an ear let      him     hear (2x)

            G       A^m/G  G   C^maj7                                 A⁹/C^#               C^m6/D^#

            There   is       a   higher calling        there is a higher calling

                 E^m2                                   B⁶/D^#

            To come apart and sanctify to willingly lay down your life

                      G/D  G/D                       E^m7   C^m/D^#

            And to an - swer, Lord, here am I

            G/D                                 C^m/D

            He that hath an ear let him hear (2x)

                         A^m/G G

            A higher calling

Scripture

            G²                              F/G  A^m/G  G²

He that that hath an ear let    him   hear (during Scripture)

Chorus (ending in middle of chorus)

            G²                        F/G  A^m/G   G²

            He that hath an ear let    him     hear (2x)

            G       A^m/G  G   C^maj7                                A⁹/C^#               C^m6/D^#

            There   is       a   higher calling        there is a higher calling

                 E^m2                                    B⁶/D^#

            To come apart and sanctify to willingly lay down your life

                      G/D  G/D                       C^m/D^#

            And to an - swer, Lord, here am I

Ending

            G/D                                 C^m/D

            He that hath an ear let him hear (2x)

            A^b/E^b                              D^bm/E^b

            He that hath an ear let him hear (2x)

            A/E                                  D^m/E

            He that hath an ear let him hear (2x)

                         B^m/A A     A²                       G/A   B^m/A   A

            A higher calling       he that hath an ear let      him    hear