Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#335

335. Christ for the world we sing

1 Christ for the world we sing;
The world to Christ we bring,
With loving zeal;
The poor, and them that mourn,
The faint and overborne,
Sin-sick and sorrow-worn,
Whom Christ doth heal.

2 Christ 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.

3 Christ for the world we sing;
The world to Christ we bring,
With one accord;
With us the work to share,
With us reproach to dare,
With us the cross to bear,
For Christ our Lord.

4 Christ for the world we sing;
The world to Christ we bring,
With joyful song;
The new-born souls, whose days,
Reclaimed from error's ways,
Inspired with hope and praise,
To Christ belong.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ for the world we sing
• Author: Samuel Wolcott (1869)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Missions

Tune Information

• Name: ITALIAN HYMN
• Composer: Felice Giardini
• Meter: 6s, 4s