Hallowed Hymns, New and Old ‎#43

43. Send the Gospel Light

1 Send the Light, O send it quickly,
Far across the heaving main;
Speed the news of full Salvation
Thro' the great Redeemer's name.

Chorus:
Send the light, O send it quickly,
To the isles, beyond the sea;
Let them hear the wondrous story--
Love is boundless, grace is free.

2 Send the Light, where souls are dying
In their darkness, gloom and night;
Haste, O haste! the days are fleeting,
And the hours--how swift their flight! [Chorus]

3 Send the Light, the world is waiting;
Hands are stretch'd across the main;
Oh, that piercing cry of anguish!
Must it plead with us in vain? [Chorus]

4 Send the Light, the Lord commands it;
To His Holy Word attend;
"Go ye forth and preach my gospel;
Lo, I'm with you to the end." [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Send the Light, O send it quickly
• Title: Send the Gospel Light
• Author: Fanny J. Crosby
• Refrain First Line: Send the light, O send it quickly
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Gospel; Missionary
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Send the Light, O send it quickly]
• Composer: Ira D. Sankey
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.