The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5970

5970. Send the Gospel Light

1. Send the light, oh, send it quickly
Far across the heaving main;
Speed the news of full salvation,
Thro’ a dear Redeemer’s name.

Refrain
Send the light, oh, send it quickly
To the isles beyond the sea;
Let them hear the wondrous story—
Love is boundless, grace is free!

2. Send the light, where souls are dying
In their darkness, gloom, and night;
Haste, oh haste! the days are fleeting,
And the hours—how swift their flight. [Refrain]

3. Send the light—the Lord commands it!
To His Holy Word attend:
Go ye forth and preach My Gospel;
Lo! I’m with you to the end. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Send the light, oh, send it quickly
• Title: Send the Gospel Light
• Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1899)
• Refrain First Line: Send the light, oh, send it quickly
• Language: English
• Source: Sacred Songs No. 2, by Ira D. Sankey, James McGranahan & George C. Stebbins (New York: The Biglow & Main Company, 1899), number 2
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Send the light, oh, send it quickly]
• Composer: Ira David Sankey, 1840-1908
• Incipit: 51143 32234 25435
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain