Scripture Verse

Here am I; send me. Isaiah 6:8

Introduction

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Richard Cecil (1748–1810)

Words: Ti­mo­thy Rees, in Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, 1916.

Music: St. Am­brose (Ce­cil) Ri­chard Ce­cil (1748–1810) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Rees (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

From the depths of sin and fail­ure,
From des­pair as black as night,
Lord, we hear our bro­thers call­ing
For de­liv­er­ance and for light.

Refrain

Use us, Lord, to speed Thy king­dom;
Through us may Thy will be done;
Give us eyes to see the vi­sion
Of a world re­deemed and won.

By the love that bore in si­lence
Man’s con­tempt and Sa­tan’s dart;
By the long­ing for the lost ones
That con­sumes the Sav­ior’s heart;

Refrain

By the Sav­ior’s blood that bought us,
By the peace His mer­its bring,
By the Spir­it that con­strains us
Now on earth to crown Him king;

Refrain