Send Out the Glad Tidings

1 Send out the glad tidings o’er ocean and plain,
The gospel of gladness, the gospel of love;
Bid earth look with hope from her long night of pain,
For promise of morning breaks forth from above.

Refrain:
Send out the glad tidings,
Send out the glad tidings,
Send out the glad tidings o’er ocean and plain,
Christ cometh in glory, he cometh to reign!

2 Send out the glad tidings o’er land and o’er sea,
The message of pardon, the message of peace;
Say ye to the captive, from bondage be free,
Deliv’rance has come, and oppression shall cease. [Refrain]

3 Oh, haste with the message! delay no to tell,
For hearts bowed with sorrow are fainting to know
The story of Jesus, who loved them so well,—
He died to redeem them from sin and from woe. [Refrain]

4 Rejoice, oh! ye lands, your Redeemer is here!
The word of his power shall break every chain;
The night is far spent and the morning is near,
Joy comes with the morning, Christ cometh to reign! [Refrain]

Source: The Ark of Praise #55

• MIDI file from The Ark of Praise #55