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A Message of Love

There's a message of love Come down from above

Author: Anonymous
Tune: SWEET STORY (12333)
Published in 1 hymnal

Representative Text

1 There's a message of love
Come down from above
To invite little children to heav'n'
In God's blessed book
Poor sinners may look,
And see how all sin is forgiv'n.

2 For there they may read
How Jesus did bleed,
His life everlasting to give;
He cleanseth the soul,
He maketh us whole,
That with Him in heav'n we may live.

3 And then, when they die,
He takes them on high
To be with Him in heaven above;
For so kind is His heart
That He never will part
From a child that has tasted His love.

4 And O what delight
In heaven so bright
When they see the dear Saviour's face;
On His beauty to gaze,
And sing to His praise,
And rejoice in His own boundless grace.

Source: Redemption Songs: a choice collection of 1000 hymns and choruses for evangelistic meetings, solo singers, choirs and the home #676

Author: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: There's a message of love Come down from above
Title: A Message of Love
Author: Anonymous
Language: English
Publication Date: 1937
Copyright: This text may still be under copyright because it was published in 1937.

Tune

SWEET STORY (12333)

This is very similar to SALAMIS (12323), but the contour of the melody is strikingly different in the second phrase.

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Redemption Songs #676

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