Here I Am, Lord
Dan Schutte's 1981 call-and-answer hymn on God sending a servant: "Here I am, Lord."
The words of this hymn are under copyright, so we describe it here and don’t print them. You’ll find them in Evangelical Lutheran Worship at number 574, and listed at Hymnary.
“Here I Am, Lord” at HymnaryAbout this hymn
"Here I Am, Lord" (first line "I, the Lord of sea and sky") moves between God's voice asking whom to send and a person's reply offering to go and serve.
It rests on Isaiah 6:8 and on the call of Samuel in 1 Samuel 3. Jesus calls his disciples in the same way, and sends them to serve the poor and the hurting. It is sung in Epiphany and after Pentecost, and at ordinations and commissionings.
Daniel L. Schutte, a Jesuit composer, wrote the words and music in 1981.
For musicians and planners
| Words | Daniel L. Schutte, 1981 | In copyright |
|---|---|---|
| Tune | HERE I AM, LORD · Daniel L. Schutte, 1981 | In copyright |
Checked 2026-09-27 against hymnary.org text, tune and person pages, and the copyright line printed in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (attribution and rights only).
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