12252. The Great Message

1 Apostles of the risen Christ, go forth!
Let love compel.
Go, and in risen power proclaim His worth,
O’er every region of the dead, cold earth―
His glory tell!

2 Tell how He lived, and toiled, and wept below;
Tell all His love;
Tell the dread wonders of His awful woe;
Tell how He fought our fight, and smote our foe,
Then rose above!

3 Tell how in weakness He was crucified,
But rose in power;
Went up on high, accepted, glorified;
News of His victory spread far and wide,
From hour to hour.

4 Tell how He sits at the right hand of God
In glory bright,
Making the heav’n of heav’ns His glad abode;
Tell how He cometh with the iron rod
His foes to smite.

5 Tell how His kingdom shall thro’ ages stand,
And never cease;
Spreading like sunshine over every land,
All nations bowing to His high command,
Great Prince of peace!

Text Information
First Line: Apostles of the risen Christ, go forth!
Title: The Great Message
Author: Horatius Bonar
Language: English
Source: Hymns of Faith and Hope 2nd series (London, James Nisbet, 1861)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Apostles of the risen Christ, go forth]
Composer: Scott Werdebaugh (2019)
Key: C Major
Copyright: © 2019 Scott Werdebaugh This mu­sic may be free­ly re­pro­duced or pub­lished for Chris­tian wor­ship or de­vo­tions, pro­vid­ed it is not al­tered, & this no­tice is on each co­py. All oth­er rights re­served.



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