“ I Have Called You By Your Name”
"As the crowds gathered ‘round Him,
Waiting for a sign
He turned His eyes to Heaven
Then looked into their mind.
As His gaze of pure compassion healed their body and their soul,
And His sacred, holy presence, was their greatest miracle.
I was sitting in the tax booth as He passed me on His way,
When He turned around and looked at me,
And then I heard Him say,
Matthew, son of Alpheaus, Follow Me!
Chorus:
I have called you by your name,
You will never be the same
Old life has passed away, everything is new
Follow Me, for I AM calling you.
Verse 2:
And He called Mary Magdalene
And He called the Sons of Thunder
And He called Simon Peter
And to Andrew, his brother
And He called the meek and to the lame
So they could rise and walk again
Yes, He called them out of darkness
And He called them all by name.
As His gaze of pure compassion
Healed their body and their soul
And His sacred, holy presence, was their greatest miracle.
He said,
Chorus:
I have called you by your name,
You will never be the same
The past has passed away, the new is here to stay
Everything is new
Follow Me, for I AM calling you.
Verse 3:
And I wrote it all down
So His story would be found
And His glory abound
Forever
As His gaze of pure compassion, healed my body and my soul
And His sacred, holy presence, is our greatest miracle.
I remember that day, as He passed me on His way,
When He turned around and looked at me
And then I heard Him say,
Matthew, son of Alpheaus, follow Me!
Chorus:
I have called you by your name,
Your will never be the same
Old life has passed away,
Everything is new
Follow Me,
For I AM calling you!
Follow Me,
For I AM calling you!"