Masters Call Lyric by Waddie Mitchell

Masters Call Lyric

by Waddie Mitchell

Lyric:



When I Was But A Young Man I Was Wild And Full Of Fire

A Youth Within My Teens But Full Of Challenge And Desire

I Ran Away From Home And Left My Mother And My Dad

I Know It Grieved Them So To Think Their Only Boy Was Bad



I Fell In With An Outlaw Band, Their Names Were Known Quite Well

How Many Times We Robbed And Plundered, I Could Never Tell

This Kind Of Sinful Livin' Leads Only To A Fall

I Learned That Much And More The Night I Heard My Master Call



One Night We Rustled Cattle, A Thousand Head Or So

And Started Them Out On The Trail That Leads To Mexico

But A Norther Started Blowin' And Lightnin' Flashed About

I Thought Someone Was Calling Me I Thought I Heard A Shout



Then At That Moment Lightning Struck Not Twenty Yards From Me

And Left There Was A Giant Cross Where Once There Was A Tree

And This Time I Knew A Heard A Voice, A Voice So Sweet And Strange

A Voice That Came From Everywhere, A Voice That Called My Name



So Frightened I Was Thinking Of Sinful Deeds I'd Done

I Failed To See A Thousand Head Of Cattle Start To Run

The Cattle They Stampeded, Were Running All Around

My Pony Ran But Stumbled And It Threw Me To The Ground



I Felt The End Was Nearing, That Death Would Be The Price

When A Mighty Bolt Of Lightning Showed The Face Of Jesus Christ

And I Cried, "oh Lord, Forgive Me, Don't Let It Happen Now

I Want To Live For You Alone, Oh God These Words I Vow"



My Wicked Past Unfolded, I Thought Of Wasted Years

When Another Bolt Of Lightning Killed A Hundred Head Of Steers

And The Others Rushed On By Me, And I Was Left To Live

The Master Had A Reason, Life Is His To Take And Give



A Miracle Performed That Night, I Wasn't Meant To Die

The Dead Ones Formed A Barricade Least 6 Or 7 High

Right Behind It, There Was I, Afraid But Safe And Sound

I Cried And Begged For Mercy Kneeling There Upon The Ground



A Pardon I Was Granted, My Sinful Soul Set Free

No More To Fear The Angry Waves Upon Life's Stormy Sea

Forgiven By The Love Of God, A Love That Will Remain

I Gave My Life And Soul The Night The Savior Called My Name