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Winning Souls for Jesus

Rouse, ye Christian workers, be ye up and doing

Author: James Bruce Mackay
Tune: [Rouse, ye Christian workers, be ye up and doing]
Published in 13 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Rouse, ye Christian workers, be ye up and doing,
Shall the Master’s kingdom suffer at your hands?
There are precious souls just waiting for your wooing,
Go ye forth and win them, Christ your Lord commands.

Refrain:
Winning souls, winning souls, winning souls for Jesus,
O what joy in winning souls from the downward way;
Out upon the highways, seeking to reclaim them,
O be up and winning souls, while ‘tis call’d today.

2 Wait no longer for some more convenient season,
Souls are dying ‘round you, let them not be lost;
Talk or sing of Jesus they will yield to reason,
Tell of their redemption, what a price it cost. [Refrain]

3 Do your spirits falter at the undertaking,
Lest one might repay you with a cruel sneer?
Do no let them perish stand no longer quaking,
Win them for the Master, tell them He is near. [Refrain]

4 Ev’ry soul you win shall add a star of beauty
To the crown of glory Jesus has for you;
Always thus be working, doing all your duty,
Winning souls for Jesus, they will bless you too. [Refrain]

Source: The Old Story in Song #11

Author: James Bruce Mackay

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Text Information

First Line: Rouse, ye Christian workers, be ye up and doing
Title: Winning Souls for Jesus
Author: James Bruce Mackay
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Winning souls, winning souls, winning souls for Jesus
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 13 of 13)
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Alexander's Gospel Songs #105

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Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #186

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Church and Sunday School Hymnal with Supplement #529

Melodies of Salvation #d133

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Melodies of Salvation #176

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Melodies of Salvation #176

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Our Praise in Song #139

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Praise in Song #139

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Songs of Conquest #96

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Songs of Love and Praise No. 3 #38

The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #491

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The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #42

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The Old Story in Song #11

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