Scripture Verse

Go…and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. Matthew 28:19–20

Introduction

Words: Lu­cy D. Har­ring­ton, in Gos­pel in Song, by Fran­cis A. Black­mer (Spring­field, Mas­sa­chu­setts: F. A. Black­mer, 1884), num­ber 63.

Music: Ke­ri­zi­nen Fran­cis A. Black­mer, 1884 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Go tell the Gos­pel sto­ry,
Of love so pure and free;
Tell of a bless­èd Sav­ior
Who died for you and me;
Go tell how much He suf­fered
Upon the cru­el tree,
That all might have sal­va­tion,
And live eter­nal­ly.

Refrain

Go tell the Gos­pel sto­ry,
Of love so pure and free,
Tell of the bless­èd Savior
Who died for you and me.

Go tell the Gos­pel story,
Of love so pure and free;
Tell of the com­ing glo­ry,
When we with Christ shall be.
Go tell the joy­ful sto­ry,
Proclaim it far and near,
That ma­ny now in dark­ness
The bless­èd news may hear.

Refrain

Go tell the Gos­pel story,
And warn of com­ing woe;
Win ma­ny souls to Jesus,
That they His love may know.
Go tell the won­drous sto­ry,
Repeat it o’er and o’er,
And weary not with tell­ing,
Till time shall be no more.

Refrain