Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church ‎#267

267. Souls in Heathen Darkness Lying

1 Souls in heathen darkness lying,
Where no light has broken through;
Souls that Jesus bought by dying,
Whom His soul in travail knew;
Thousand voices,
Thousand voices
Call us o’er the waters blue.

2 Christians, hearken, none has taught them
Of His love so deep and dear;
Of the precious price that bought them;
Of the nail, the thorn, the spear;
Ye who know Him,
Ye who know Him,
Guide them from their darkness drear.

3 Haste, O haste, and spread the tidings
Wide to earth’s remotest strand;
Let no brother’s bitter chidings
Rise against us when we stand
Tell the judgment,
Tell the judgment,
From some far, forgotten land.

4 Lo! the hills for harvest whiten,
All along each distant shore;
Seaward far the islands brighten,
Light of nations, lead us o’er;
When we seek them,
When we seek them,
Let Thy Spirit go before.

Text Information

• First Line: Souls in heathen darkness lying
• Title: Souls in Heathen Darkness Lying
• Author: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1823-1895
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1969
• Topic: The Church's Life and Work: Spread of the Gospel

Tune Information

• Name: JUDGMENT
• Composer: Christian Ignatius La Trobe, 1758-1836 (1790)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7. Trochaic
• Incipit: 55113 121
• Key: A♭ Major

Tune Information:

(585, A)