CPWI Hymnal ‎#307

307. Forth in the peace of Christ we go

1 Forth in the peace of Christ we go;
Christ to the world with joy we bring;
Christ in our minds, Christ on our lips,
Christ in our hearts, the world's true King.

2 King of our hearts, Christ makes us kings;
kingship with him his servants gain;
with Christ, the Servant-Lord of all,
Christ's world we serve to share Christ's reign.

3 Priests of the world, Christ sends us forth
the world of time to consecrate,
the world of sin by grace to heal,
Christ's world in Christ to re-create.

4 Christ's are our lips, his word we speak;
prophets are we whose deeds proclaim
Christ's truth in love, that we may be
Christ in the world, to spread Christ's name.

5 We are the church; Christ bids us show
that in his church all nations find
their hearth and home, where Christ restores
true peace, true love, to all mankind.

Text Information

• First Line: Forth in the peace of Christ we go
• Author: James Quinn, 1919-
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Topic: General Hymns: Church/Fellowship/Mission
• Copyright: Words reproduced by kind permission of Continuum International Publishing Group

Tune Information

• Name: DUKE STREET
• Composer (attributed to): John Hatton, 1710-1793
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: D Major
• Source: Arrangement: Editors of Hymns Ancient and Modern
• Copyright: Arrangement © Hymns Ancient and Modern (admin. Hope Publishing Co.)