Main message: Have a willingness to serve the Lord.
Bible references:
V1. "a still voice He calls... I'll answer" (1 Samuel 3:10)(Isaiah 6:8)
V2. "Seek the wan-d'rer in sin to Jesus" (Ezekiel 34:16)(Luke 19:10)(2 Timothy 4:17)
V3. "Harvest field so wide, where I may labor" (Luke 10:2)
"I'll do Thy will" (Psalm 40:8)
Refrain: "I'll go where you want me to go" (Luke 9:57)
Keywords: He calls, I’ll answer, I’ll go, I’ll say, I’ll be, I’ll do thy will, Loving words, sin, wand’rer, Saviour, my guide, hand in Thine, message sweet, harvest fields, do Thy will, heart sincere, labor, for Jesus, trusting, lovest me
Interpretation notes:
This hymn is in 6/8 time with simple 2-beat patterns.
The rhythm begins with longer note values, then uses more dotted notes and sixteenth notes in the second half.
Overall music is at a walking pace and builds up towards the fermata (the climax).
The hymn begins with few interval leaps but eventually becomes more legato with more notes.