Lord, Send Us Forth

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Lord, send us forth to preach the [thy] word

Author: John R. Clements
Tune: [Lord, send us forth to preach the Word]
Published in 5 hymnals

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1. Lord, send us forth to preach the Word
Wherever man is found;
Till every soul of Thee has heard
The whole wide world around.

Refrain
Lord, send us forth, O send today;
Baptize us with Thy might;
As heralds speed us on our way,
To those who grope for light.

2. Lord, send us forth as those who bear
Glad tidings from the throne;
With joy the message to declare
Till earth Thy sway shall own. [Refrain]

3. Lord, send us forth, nor staff nor scrip,
But only in Thy might;
Thy Spirit touching heart and lip
To guide and keep aright. [Refrain]

4. Lord, send us forth, the faith supply,
The sowing time is ours;
Thine be the harvest by and by,
Beyond the gracious showers. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #3958

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Author: John R. Clements

John R. Clements was born in County Armagh, Ireland 28 November 1868 and was brought to the United States at the age of two years. He worked at the age of thirteen as a retail grocery clerk and had a successful wholesale grocery business. He began writing poetry when he was young. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Lord, send us forth to preach the [thy] word
Title:	Lord, Send Us Forth
Author:	John R. Clements
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Lord, send us forth, O send today
Publication Date:	1908
Copyright:	Public Domain