Scripture Verse

Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. Matthew 28:19–20

Introduction

Words & Music: Phi­le­tus W. Hill, 1898 (🔊 pdf nwc). Ap­peared in the Gos­pel Her­ald in Song, ed­it­ed by Will­iam S. Ni­ckle, George J. Mey­er & Ow­en F. Pugh (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Mey­er & Bro­ther, 1899), num­ber 177.

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

Lyrics

From the hea­then far away—
Over the seas;
List! a voice we must ob­ey,
Over the seas;
Go to all the world and preach,
Over the seas;
In the name of Je­sus teach,
Over the seas.

Refrain

Pity the hea­then with­out the Gos­pel light;
Pity the hea­then in er­ror’s night.

Thousands there in mid­night gloom
Over the seas;
Bowing down to wood and stone,
Over the seas;
Send your mo­ney with your pray­er,
Over the seas;
Earnest men are la­bor­ing there,
Over the seas.

Refrain

You can save a soul from sin,
Over the seas;
Souls im­mor­tal gar­ner in,
Over the seas;
See them to their id­ols pray,
Over the seas;
Knowing not a bet­ter way,
Over the seas.

Refrain

Hear the Great Di­vine com­mand,
Over the seas;
Go and lend a help­ing hand,
Over the seas;
When the sheaves are ga­thered in
From o’er the seas;
Shall we bear a sheaf for Him,
From o’er the seas?

Refrain