The Voice of Praise ‎#552

552. 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 On barren rock and desert isle,
Go bid the rose of Sharon bloom;
Till arid wastes around thee smile,
And bear to heaven a sweet perfume.

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

4 Go, bid the bright and morning star
From Bethlehem's plains resplendent shine,
And, piercing through the gloom afar,
Shed heavenly light and love divine.

5 Oh, 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Go, messenger of peace and love
• Author: Balfour
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 32:8
• Topic: The Christian Church: Ministry; The Missionary Charged

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