Come over to Macedonia and help us.
Acts 16:9
Words & Music: Sarah G. Stock, 1890 (🔊 ). Written for the Church Missionary Society’s Gleaners’ Union Anniversary, October 31, 1890, & printed in the Gleaner, June 1891, page 90.
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A cry, as of pain, again and again,
Is borne o’er the deserts
And wide spreading main;
A cry from the lands
That in darkness are lying,
A cry from the hearts
That in sorrow are sighing;
It comes unto me;
It comes unto thee;
Oh what—oh what
Shall the answer be?
Oh! hark to the call;
It comes unto all
Whom Jesus hath rescued
From sin’s deadly thrall;
Come over and help us!
;
In bondage we languish
Come over and help us!
We die in our anguish!
It comes unto me;
It comes unto thee;
Oh what—oh what
Shall the answer be?
It comes to the soul
That Christ hath made whole,
The heart that is longing
His name to extol;
It comes with a chorus
Of pitiful wailing;
It comes with a plea
Which is strong and prevailing;
For Christ’s sake
to me;
to thee;
For Christ’s sake
Oh what—oh what
Shall the answer be?
We come, Lord, to Thee,
Thy servants are we;
Inspire Thou the answer,
And true it shall be!
If here we should work,
Or afar Thou should send us,
Oh grant that Thy mercy
May ever attend us,
That each one may be
A witness for Thee,
Till all the earth
Shall Thy glory see!