The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2155

2155. Hark! The Gospel News Is Sounding

1. Hark! the Gospel news is sounding:
Christ hath suffered on the tree;
Streams of mercy are abounding;
Grace for all is rich and free.
Now, poor sinner, now, poor sinner,
Look to Him who died for thee.

2. O escape to yonder mountain!
Now begin to watch and pray;
Christ invites you to the fountain,
Come, and wash your sins away:
Do not tarry, do not tarry,
Come to Jesus while you may.

3. Grace is flowing like a river;
Millions there have been supplied;
Still it flows as fresh as ever
From the Savior’s wounded side:
None need perish, none need perish
All may live, for Christ hath died.

4. Christ alone shall be our portion;
Soon we hope to meet above—
Then we’ll bathe in the full ocean
Of the great Redeemer’s love;
All His fullness, all His fullness
We shall then for ever prove.

Text Information

• First Line: Hark! the Gospel news is sounding:
• Title: Hark! The Gospel News Is Sounding
• Author: William Sanders (1821)
• Author: Hugh Bourne (1821)
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Language: English
• Source: Collection of Hymns for Camp Meetings, 1821
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ROUSSEAU
• Composer: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1752)
• Meter: 87.87.87
• Incipit: 33211 22315 54332
• Key: F Major
• Source: From the opera Le Devin du Village (The Village Soothsayer), by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1752
• Copyright: Public Domain