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Dying for the Knowledge of Jesus

Brother, hear the cry from the dark domain

Author: S. M. Brown
Tune: [Brother, hear the cry from the dark domain]
Published in 5 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Brother, hear the cry from the dark domain,
Where they have no knowledge of the Savior’s name;
See the darkening night, hear the plaintive cry,
Send us now the Gospel, or our souls must die.

Refrain:
Brother, they are crying, crying unto you,
"Save us from eternal shame";
Trembling on the brink of the world of woe,
Dying for the knowledge of the Savior’s name.

2 Dying all unconscious of the deadly ill;
Frenzied by the fever of the fatal chill;
Blinded by deception of the world’s dread foe;
Standing on the margin of eternal woe. [Refrain]

3 Sadly they are crying, tho’ no voice we hear;
Sinking to perdition, yet they feel no fear;
Silently they’re pleading by their sin and shame,
Crying for the knowledge of the Savior’s name. [Refrain]

4 Christian, you have feasted on the Savior’s love,
Tasted of the pleasures of the world above;
Will you with indifference hear your brother’s cry,
"Send us now the Gospel, or our souls must die"? [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #11853

Author: S. M. Brown

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Text Information

First Line: Brother, hear the cry from the dark domain
Title: Dying for the Knowledge of Jesus
Author: S. M. Brown
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Brother, they are crying, crying unto you
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #11853
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  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

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The Cyber Hymnal #11853

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