African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal ‎#199

199. O Spread the Tidings 'Round (The Comforter Has Come)

1 O spread the tidings 'round
Wherever man is found,
Wherever human hearts and human woes abound;
Let every Christian tongue proclaim the joyful sound:
The Comforter has come!

Refrain:
The Comforter has come, the Comforter has come!
The Holy Ghost from heaven, the Father's promise given;
O spread the tidings 'round wherever man is found:
The Comforter has come!

2 The long, long night is past, the morning breaks at last,
And hushed the dreadful wail and fury of the blast,
As o'er the golden hills the day advances fast!
The Comforter has come! [Refrain]

3 Lo, the great King of kings with healing in His wings,
To every captive soul a full deliverance brings;
And through the vacant cells the song of triumph rings;
The Comforter has come! [Refrain]

4 O boundless Love divine! how shall this tongue of mine
To wondering mortals tell the matchless grace divine:
That I, a child of hell, should in His image shine!
The Comforter has come! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O spread the tidings 'round wherever man is found
• Title: O Spread the Tidings 'Round (The Comforter Has Come)
• Author: Frank Bottome, 1823-1894
• Refrain First Line: The Comforter has come, the Comforter has come!
• Meter: 12.12.12.6. with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Scripture:
  John 14:16
• Topic: The Holy Spirit; Holy Spirit; Jesus: His Coming in Glory; Promise

Tune Information

• Name: COMFORTER
• Composer: William J. Kirkpatrick, 1838-1921
• Meter: 12.12.12.6. with Refrain
• Key: B♭ Major