1Hark! ’tis the Shepherd’s voice I hear,Out in the desert dark and drear,Calling the sheep who’ve gone astray,Far from the Shepherd’s fold away. RefrainBring them in, Bring them in,Bring them in from the fields of sin;Bring them in, Bring them in,Bring the wanderers to Jesus. 2Who’ll go and help the Shepherd kind,Help Him the wandering […]
RefrainLift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim,Till all the world adore His sacred Name. 1Come, Christians, follow where our Captain trod,Our King victorious, Christ, the Son of God. 2Led on their way by this triumphant sign,The hosts of God in conquering ranks combine. 3All newborn soldiers of the CrucifiedBear on their brows the
1Lord, whose love in humble serviceBore the weight of human need,Who upon the cross, forsaken,Worked Your mercy’s perfect deed:We, Your servants, bring the worshipNot of voice alone, but heart;Consecrating to Your purposeEvery gift which You impart. 2Still Your children wander homeless;Still the hungry cry for bread;Still the captives long for freedom;Still in grief we mourn
1O Jesus Christ, to You may hymns be risingIn every city for Your love and care;Inspire our worship, grant the glad surprisingThat Your blest Spirit brings men everywhere. 2Grant us new courage sacrificial humbleStrong in Your strength to venture and to dare,To lift the fallen, guide the feet that stumble,Seek out the lonely &God’s mercy
1O Zion, haste, thy mission high fulfilling,to tell to all the world that God is light,that he who made all nations is not willingone soul should perish, lost in shades of night. RefrainPublish glad tidings, tidings of peace;tidings of Jesus, redemption and release. 2Proclaim to every people, tongue, and nationthat God, in whom they live
1O where are the reapers that garner inThe sheaves of the good from the fields of sin?With sickles of truth must the work be done,And no one may rest till the “harvest home.” RefrainWhere are the reapers? O who will comeAnd share in the glory of the “harvest home”?O who will help us to garner
1Rescue the perishing, care for the dying,snatch them in pity from sin and the grave;weep o’er the erring one, lift up the fallen,tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save. RefrainRescue the perishing, care for the dying;Jesus is merciful, Jesus will save. 2Though they are slighting him, still he is waiting,waiting the penitent child to
1Watchman, blow the gospel trumpet,Every soul a warning give;Whosoever hears the messageMay repent, and, turn and live. RefrainBlow the trumpet, trusty watchman,Blow it loud o’er land and sea;God commissions, sound the message!Every captive may be free. 2Sound it loud oér every hilltop,Gloomy shade and sunny plain;Ocean depths repeat the message,Full salvation’s glad refrain. 3Sound it
1Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness,Sowing in the noontide and the dewy eve,Waiting for the harvest and the time of reaping –We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves. RefrainBringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,We shall come
1Christ for the world we sing,the world to Christ we bring,with loving zeal;the poor, and them that mourn,the faint and overborne,sinsick and sorrow-worn,whom Christ doth heal. 2Christ for the world we sing,the world to Christ we bring,with fervent prayer;the wayward and the lost,by restless passions tossed,redeemed at countless cost,from dark despair. 3Christ for the world
