The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7853

7853. Go, Favored Christians, And Proclaim

1 Go, favored Christians, and proclaim
The kind Redeemer you have found;
Publish His ever precious name
To all the wondering nations round.

2 Go, tell th’unlettered wretched slave,
Who groans beneath a tyrant’s rod,
You bring a freedom bought with blood,
The blood of an incarnate God.

3 And tell the panting sable chief,
On Ethiopia’s scorching sand,
You come with a refreshing stream
To cheer and bless his thirsty land.

4 Go tell, on India’s golden shores,
The Ganges, Tibet, and Bhoutan,
That to enrich their deathless mind
You come, the friends of God and man.

5 Tell all the distant isles afar
That lie in darkness and the grave
You come a glorious light to show,
You come their souls to seek and save.

6 Say the religion you profess
Is all benevolence and love,
And, crowned with energy divine,
Its heavenly origin will prove.

Text Information

• First Line: Go, favored Christians, and proclaim
• Title: Go, Favored Christians, And Proclaim
• Author: Mrs. Vokes (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors by John Rippon, 15th edition, 1800
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Reflecting the hymn's British origin, the original firs line read "Go, favour'd Britons, and proclaim"

Tune Information

• Name: WINCHESTER NEW
• Meter: LM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Musikalisches Handbuch (Hamburg, 1690)
• Copyright: Public Domain