Scripture Verse

Come over…and help us. Acts 16:9

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Al­bert B. Simp­son, Hymns of the Chris­tian Life No. 3 (New York: Al­li­ance Press, 1904), num­ber 160 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Albert B. Simpson (1843–1919)

Lyrics

Go to all the world and preach the Gos­pel,
Was the last com­mand­ment of the Mas­ter;
And the an­swer comes from ev­ery na­tion:
We are dy­ing, send the Gos­pel fast­er.

Refrain

Faster, fast­er, fast­er!
Hear their plead­ing cry;
Save them from dis­as­ter,
Help them ere they die;
Who will an­swer, Mas­ter, send me;
Here am I, send me.

As men swift­ly fly on wings of mer­cy
When some tid­ings come of dire dis­as­ter;
So, be­fore a thou­sand mil­lions perish,
Let us haste to send the Gos­pel fast­er.

Refrain

Oh, how much we spend for earth­ly tri­fles,
And ne­glect the need that’s so much vast­er;
Wake us, Mas­ter, from our guil­ty trif­ling;
Help us send the Gos­pel fast­er, fast­er.

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