1 We publish the greatest of tidings abroad
That man through the ages have heard;
It came from our heavenly Father and God
Through Jesus, our Savior and Lord.

2 We spread it abroad through a world full of strife,
A call to the hastening race.
The message awakens the dying to life
And strengthens faint hearts with its grace.

3 When hope is discouraged, the heart in despair,
And joy like a wreck on the sea,
It opens the eye to God's merciful care
And forces the darkness to flee.

4 And art thou distressed with the fleeting delight
Of earth and its vaunting display,
And seekest thou truly the heavenly light
That changes thy night into day:

5 Embrace, then, the word that on thee shall bestow
The treasure no moth can destroy.
It save thee from death and restores thee to grow
In courage, in hope, and in joy.

6 We publish the greatest of tidings abroad;
It does all our sorrow allay,
It helps us ascend to our Father and God
And unto His beautiful day.