Scripture Verse

Go…and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Matthew 28:19

Introduction

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Hugh Bourne (1772–1852)

Words: Will­iam San­ders and Hugh Bourne, in the Large Hymn Book for the Use of the Pri­mi­tive Me­tho­dists (Bem­ers­ley, near Tun­stall, Stoke-on-Trent, Eng­land: Pri­mi­tive Me­tho­dist Con­nex­ion, 1824), num­ber 110.

Music: St. Mag­nus, at­trib­ut­ed to Je­re­mi­ah Clarke in The Di­vine Com­pan­ion, se­cond edi­tion, by Hen­ry Play­ford (Lon­don: 1707). Har­mo­ny by Will­iam H. Monk, 1868 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William Monk (1823–1889)
National Portrait Gallery

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Lyrics

Now, Lord, Thy chos­en her­alds bless,
Who run at Thy com­mand;
And may Thy pre­cious word of grace,
Be heard in ev­ery land.

The bless­ing which Thy Son hath bought,
To sin­ners we pro­claim;
Let signs and won­ders still be wrought
In Je­sus’ con­quer­ing name.

Now let Thy Ho­ly Spir­it strive,
And bring the wan­der­ers home;
Now, mighty God, Thy work re­vive,
And let Thy king­dom come.

Maintain, main­tain, Thy so­ver­eign sway,
And bid all sin de­part;
The beau­ties of Thy face dis­play,
And shine in ev­ery heart.

And when to that bright world we come,
Where all is peace and joy,
We’ll shout the heav’n­ly har­vest home,
And praise Thee in the sky.