Text: | O Zion, Haste, Thy Mission |
Author: | Mary A. Thomson |
Tune: | [O Zion, haste, thy mission high fulfilling] |
Composer: | James Walch |
1 O Zion, haste, thy mission high fulfilling,
To tell to all the world that God is Light;
That He who made all nations is not willing
One soul should perish, lost in shades of night.
Chorus:
Publish glad tidings; tidings of peace;
Tidings of Jesus, redemption and release.
2 Behold how many thousands still are lying
Bound in the darksome prison-house of sin,
With none to tell them of the Savior's dying,
Or of the life He died for them to win. [Chorus]
3 Proclaim to ev'ry people, tongue, and nation
That God, in whom they live and move, is Love:
Tell how He stooped to save His lost creation,
And died on earth that man might live above. [Chorus]
4 Give of thy sons to bear the message glorious;
Give of thy wealth to speed them on their way;
Pour out thy soul for them in prayer victorious;
And all thou spendest Jesus will repay. [Chorus]
5 He comes again: O Zion, ere thou meet HIm,
Make known to ev'ry heart His saving grace;
Let none whom He hath ransomed fail to greet Him,
Through thy neglect, unfit to see His face. [Chorus]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O Zion, haste, thy mission high fulfilling |
Title: | O Zion, Haste, Thy Mission |
Author: | Mary A. Thomson (1870) |
Refrain First Line: | Publish glad tidings; tidings of peace |
Meter: | 11, 10, 11, 10, 9, 11. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1928 |
Topic: | Missions |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [O Zion, haste, thy mission high fulfilling] |
Composer: | James Walch (1876) |
Meter: | 11,10,11,10,9,11 |
Key: | B♭ Major |