The Hymnbook ‎#489

489. 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 newborn 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
• Title: Christ for the World We Sing
• Author: Samuel Wolcott (1869)
• Meter: 6. 6. 4. 6. 6. 6. 4.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  1 John 2:2
• Topic: Christ: Saviour; God: Kingdom; Missions; Peace on Earth; Service; Stewardship; World Friendship and Peace; Kingdom of God on Earth, The: World Friendship and Peace

Tune Information

• Name: ITALIAN HYMN
• Composer: Felice de Giardini (1769)
• Meter: 6. 6. 4. 6. 6. 6. 4.
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Alternative tune, "Hinman," Hymn 471.