The world is wait­ing
To hear the Gos­pel,
The world is wait­ing
For the ev­er­last­ing sto­ry;
So wake, ye peo­ple,
Put on your ar­mor,
And speed away to­day
To win eter­nal glo­ry.
Bear ye the tid­ings
Of love and glad­ness,
And tru­ly co­ver all
The dark­ened ter­ri­to­ry.
Go forth with cour­age,
Go forth with sing­ing,
Obey the or­ders from the King.

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Carry ye the tid­ings,
Oh, preach the Gos­pel
Of love to ev­ery na­tion;
To the liv­ing wa­ters
The wea­ry, thirs­ty peo­ple bring;
Show to them the path­way
That leads to Hea­ven,
And tell them of sal­va­tion.
These are now the or­ders,
The bless­èd or­ders from the King.

Waste not the mo­ments,
For they are pre­cious,
Let not the Mas­ter’s work
Seem te­di­ous or ap­pal­ling;
Raise high the stand­ard,
And keep it wav­ing,
And speed away to those
Whose hearts to you are call­ing.
The hours are fleet­ing,
The days are pass­ing,
And soon around you night’s
Dear shadows will be fall­ing;
So do your du­ty,
To Him who loves you.
Obey the or­ders from the King.

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Across the bor­der
A crown is wait­ing
For those who do His bid­ding here,
Complaining ne­ver;
And life eter­nal,
And rest and glad­ness,
Shall come to all who help
Some soul from sin to se­ver.
So work for Je­sus,
That He may bless you,
And let you reign with Him
In pa­ra­dise for­ev­er;
Away, re­joic­ing,
To do the reap­ing,
Obey the or­ders from the King.

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