1038. Go, messenger of peace and love

1 Go, messenger of peace and love,
To people plunged in shades of night;
Like angels sent from fields above
Be thine to shed celestial light.

2 Go to the hungry, food impart;
To paths of peace the wanderer guide;
And lead the thirsty, panting heart
Where streams of living water glide.

3 O, faint not in the day of toil;
When harvest waits the reaper's hand,
Go gather in the glorious spoil,
And joyous in his presence stand.

4 Thy love a rich reward shall find
From Him who sits enthroned on high;
For they who turn the erring mind
Shall shine like stars above the sky.

Text Information
First Line: Go, messenger of peace and love
Author: Balfour
Publication Date: 1886
Topic: The Church: Ministry and Missions
Tune Information
Name: OAKLAND
Composer: F. E. Belden
Meter: L. M.
Key: A♭ Major
Notes: Alternate tunes: #108, 365, 19.



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