Scripture Verse

Good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. Luke 2:10

Introduction

Words: Is­aac G. Mitch­ell, in Chris­tian En­dea­vor Hymns, ed­it­ed by Ira D. San­key (New York & Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Unit­ed So­ci­ety of Chris­tian En­dea­vor and Big­low & Main, 1894), num­ber 48.

Music: Will­iam A. Og­den (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

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William Ogden (1841–1897)

Lyrics

Go tell the glad tid­ings of Je­sus, so sweet,
Of Je­sus who came from above;
The mes­sage of mer­cy to sin­ners re­peat,
The story of in­fi­nite love.

Refrain

Go tell the glad tid­ings again,
And glad­ly sing out the re­frain;
The mes­sage is true; what more can we do
Than tell the old sto­ry again?

Go tell the glad tid­ings of Je­sus, so sweet,
Till all of His mer­cy shall know;
And come with re­joic­ing to bow at His feet,
Redeemed from their sor­row and woe.

Refrain

Go tell the glad tid­ings of mer­cy and love,
To lost ones wher­e’er they may be;
That souls may be won for the king­dom above,
And own their sal­va­tion to thee.

Refrain