Hymns for the Living Church ‎#476

476. O Christian, Haste, Your Mission High

1 O Christian, haste, your mission high fulfilling,
To tell to all the world that God is Light;
That He who made all nations is not willing
One soul should perish, lost in shades of night.

Refrain:
Publish glad tidings, tidings of peace;
Tidings of Jesus, redemption, and release.

2 Behold how many thousands still are lying,
Bound in the darksome prison-house of sin,
With none to tell them of the Savior's dying,
Or of the life He died for them to win. (Refrain)

3 Proclaim to every people, tongue and nation
That God, in whom they live and move, is love:
Tell how He stooped to save His lost creation,
And died on earth that man might live above. (Refrain)

4 Give of your sons to bear the message glorious;
Give of your wealth to speed them on their way;
Pour out your soul for them in prayer victorious;
And all your spending Jesus will repay. (Refrain)

Text Information

• First Line: O Christian, haste, your mission high fulfilling
• Title: O Christian, Haste, Your Mission High
• Author: Mary A. Thomson (1868)
• Refrain First Line: Publish glad tidings, tidings of peace
• Meter: 11 10 11 10 Ref.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  Luke 4:18
  ;
  Acts 13:32
  ;
  Acts 17:28

Tune Information

• Name: TIDINGS
• Composer: James Walch (1875)
• Meter: 11 10 11 10 Ref.
• Key: B♭ Major