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| Text: | Spread, O spread, thou mighty Word |
| Author: | J. F. Bahnmaier |
| Translator: | C. Winkworth |
1 SPREAD, O spread, thou mighty Word,
Spread the kingdom of the Lord,
That is earth's remotest bound
Men may ear Thy joyful sound.
2 Tell them how the Father's will
Made the world and keeps it still,
How His only Son He gave
Man from sin and death to save.
3 Tell of our Redeemer's love,
Who forever doth remove,
By His holy sacrifice,
All the guilt that on us lies.
4 Tell them of the Spirit giv'n
As our Guide through Christ to heav'n,
Strong and holy, just and true,
Working both to will and do.
5 Up! the ripening fields we see,
Mighty shall the harvest be;
But the reapers still how few!
Lord, send men Thy work to do!
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Spread, O spread, thou mighty Word |
| Author: | J. F. Bahnmaier |
| Translator: | C. Winkworth |
| Meter: | 7s, Trochaid |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1911 |
| Topic: | General Hymns; The Church |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
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