The Apostles (Twelve Men Called)

[Intro] Twelve disciples answered that day And still He calls today [Verse 1] Beside the sea of Galilee Young Andrew left his net He heard the call, "Come follow me" The first that Jesus met His brother Simon came as well Called Cephas, solid Rock He walked on water, then he sank And Jesus kept the flock [Chorus] Twelve men called, from every place To learn the narrow way Fishermen, tax men, zealots too And follow Him each day From fishing boats to holy ground Their lives were turned around Twelve ordinary men made new By grace and truth they're found [Verse 2] Then Zebedee's two sons were called James and young John left shore Their father's boat, their nets, their all To follow evermore Boanerges, Sons of Thunder For their fiery zeal While John, beloved, leaned so near Beside Him at the meal [Chorus] Twelve men called, from every place To learn the narrow way Fishermen, tax men, zealots too And follow Him each day From fishing boats to holy ground Their lives were turned around Twelve ordinary men made new By grace and truth they're found [Verse 3] Philip came from Bethsaida town He answered Jesus' call He brought Nathanael to see Under a fig tree tall Jesus said, "A man with no guile" An honest heart, it's true Bartholomew, some scholars say The same man, they all knew [Verse 4] Thomas the Twin would come to doubt Called Didymus by name He'd need to see the nail scars out Before he'd say the same Matthew sat at the tax man's desk Despised by all around Called Levi too, he rose and left His coins upon the ground [Chorus] Twelve men called, from every place To learn the narrow way Fishermen, tax men, zealots too And follow Him each day From fishing boats to holy ground Their lives were turned around Twelve ordinary men made new By grace and truth they're found [Verse 5] James, the son of Alphaeus, came The lesser, little known Not much is written of his name Yet faithful he was shown Thaddaeus, known as Lebbaeus Or Judas, son of James He asked why Christ would show Himself Not to the world, He claimed [Verse 6] Simon the Zealot burned with fire For freedom from the crown He gave his zeal a new desire To follow, kneeling down And Judas, keeper of the coin Would walk this path with them For thirty silver pieces join The ones he would condemn [Bridge] Twelve flawed men who left their own homes To follow Christ the King Their weakness turned to solid stones The church began to sing [Chorus] Twelve men called, from every place To learn the narrow way Fishermen, tax men, zealots too And follow Him each day From fishing boats to holy ground Their lives were turned around Twelve ordinary men made new By grace and truth they're found [Outro] Twelve disciples answered that day And still He calls today