Sound, sound the truth abroad

Representative Text

1 Sound, sound the truth abroad!
Bear ye the word of God
Through the wide world;
Tell what our Lord has done,
Tell how the day is won,
And from his lofty throne
Satan is hurled.

2 Ye who, forsaking all
At your loved Master's call,
Comforts resign;
Soon will your work be done,
Soon will the prize be won;
Brighter than yonder sun
Then shall ye shine.

Source: Christ in Song: for all religious services nearly one thousand best gospel hymns, new and old with responsive scripture readings (Rev. and Enl.) #392

Author: Thomas Kelly

Kelly, Thomas, B.A., son of Thomas Kelly, a Judge of the Irish Court of Common Pleas, was born in Dublin, July 13, 1769, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was designed for the Bar, and entered the Temple, London, with that intention; but having undergone a very marked spiritual change he took Holy Orders in 1792. His earnest evangelical preaching in Dublin led Archbishop Fowler to inhibit him and his companion preacher, Rowland Hill, from preaching in the city. For some time he preached in two unconsecrated buildings in Dublin, Plunket Street, and the Bethesda, and then, having seceded from the Established Church, he erected places of worship at Athy, Portarlington, Wexford, &c, in which he conducted divine worship and preached. H… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Sound, sound the truth abroad
Author: Thomas Kelly
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

DORT


ITALIAN HYMN

Felice de Giardini (b. Turin, Italy, 1716; d. Moscow, Russia, 1796) composed ITALIAN HYMN in three parts for this text at the request of Selina Shirley, the famous evangelically minded Countess of Huntingdon. Giardini was living in London at the time and contributed this tune and three others to Mar…

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A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the United Brethren in Christ #d316

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A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #264

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A Hymnal for Joyous Youth #224

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Augsburg Songs for Sunday Schools and other services #110

Augsburg Songs, Nos. l and 2 Combined #d281

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Baptist Chorals #410

Christ in Song #d497

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Christ in Song #392

Christian Hymnal #d435

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Church Pastorals, hymns and tunes for public and social worship #602

Fillmores' Missionary Songs for Misionary Societies. Rev. #d70

Gems from Augsburg Songs for Sunday Schools and other Services #d137

Gloria in Excelsis #d617

Gloria in Excelsis #d383

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Gospel Hymns No. 5 #232

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Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 #716

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Gospel Hymns Nos. 5 and 6 Combined #232

Gospel Light, or Hymns and Tunes for all Occasions of Christian Work and Worship #d373

Great Songs of the Church #d325

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Great Songs of the Church #288

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Hymni Ecclesiae #219

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Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship #579

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Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship. (Rev. ed.) #579

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #1084

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Hymns for Sunday Schools #231

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Hymns for the Church on Earth #127

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #1064

Hymns for the Vestry and the Fireside #d263

Hymns for Today #293

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d967

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Hymns of Faith and Praise #198

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Hymns of the Church Militant #166

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Hymns of the Church, Ancient and Modern #339

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Hymns of the Faith #283

Laudent Omnes #d166

Mission Songs #25

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Missionary Hymns #77

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #430

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New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #430

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New Manual of Praise #476

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Parish Hymns #465

Parish Psalmody #d729

Parish Psalmody #d743

Popular Hymns No. 3 #d196

Popular Selections from Hymns New and Old #d73

Sing His Praise #d192

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Social and Camp-meeting Songs, for the Pious (9th ed. enl.) #156

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Song Worship for Sunday Schools #105c

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Songs for Social and Public Worship #981

Songs for Social and Public Worship. Rev. ed. #d381

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #370

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #370

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #370

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Songs for the Sanctuary #370

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Songs for the Sanctuary #370

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Songs for the Sanctuary #370

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Songs for the Service of Prayer #312

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Songs of Grace and Glory #156(36)

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Songs of Pilgrimage #1184

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d771

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The Baptist Praise Book #413

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The Baptist Psalmody #1036

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The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #614

The Centennial Hymnal #d349

The Choralist #d314

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The Christian Church Hymnal #350

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The Christian Hymn Book #275

The Christian Hymnal #d615

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The Christian Hymnal #202

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The Christian hymnal #660

The Christian Hymnist #d487

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The Christian Melodist #452

The Christian Psalmist (Numeral ed.) 10th ed., 1st rev. ed. #d337

The Church and School #d191

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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #1306

The Congregation #d139

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The Cyber Hymnal #6307

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The Devotional Chimes #238c

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The Evangelical Hymnal #446

The Gospel Praise Book #d395

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The Manual of Praise for Sabbath and Social Worship #442

The Millennial Harp #d382

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The Morning Star #69

The Praise Hymnal #355

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The Psalmist #884

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The Psalmist #884

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The Reformed Church Hymnal #615

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #400c

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d945

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The Sacred Lyre #326

The Sanctus #d215

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d800

The Service of Praise #d279

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d503

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #128

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The Standard Church Hymnal #307

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