The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16910

16910. The Missionary Savior

1 A world in aw­ful dark­ness lay,
No ray of hope shone in;
And not a soul the price could pay
To can­cel earth’s dark sin.
No eye was found with pi­ty­ing love;
No arm to save the lost,
Till Je­sus came from realms ab­ove
To pay the fear­ful cost.

2 Within the sha­dow, dark and deep,
Of death dwelt all the race;
Fear in­to eve­ry heart did creep
While Mer­cy hid her face.
But when among the host ab­ove
Was heard the plead­ing cry,
For one to go to men in love,
Our Lord said, "Here am I."

3 If Christ was will­ing thus to come
Down from His home on high—
To leave His Father’s glor­ious throne
For for­eign­ers to die—
Shall those who claim His own to be
Refuse to send the light
To for­eign lands across the sea
Long wrapped in shades of night?

4 Still ma­ny souls in dark­ness wait,
And still is heard the cry
From sin­ful ones outside the gates,
"O save us, ere we die."
Then may the love of Christ in­spire
Our souls with sac­red zeal;
Till melt­ing hearts with ho­ly fire
Before His throne shall kneel.

Text Information

• First Line: A world in aw­ful dark­ness lay
• Title: The Missionary Savior
• Author: Clarence M. Seamans
• Language: English
• Source: Carols of Hope (Boston: Advent Christian Publication Society, 1906)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ARAGUA
• Composer: Clarence Milton Seamans
• Meter: CMD
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain