call forth vs bless

call forth and bless both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
call forth	No	No	Yes	No
bless	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bless is a hyponym of call forth; that is, bless is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than call forth:

call forth: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
bless: give a benediction to

Other hyponyms of call forth include anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict.

call forth (verb)	bless (verb)
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic	give a benediction to
evoke or provoke to appear or occur	render holy by means of religious rites
	make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
	confer prosperity or happiness on