Scripture Verse

Send out Thy light and Thy truth. Psalm 43:3

Introduction

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Charles Gabriel (1856–1932)

Words & Mu­sic: Charles H. Ga­bri­el, 1890 (🔊 pdf nwc). Ga­bri­el wrote this song while a cho­ris­ter at the Grace Me­tho­dist Epis­co­pal Church in San Fran­cis­co, Ca­li­for­nia.

Lyrics

There’s a call comes ring­ing ov­er the rest­less wave,
Send the light! Send the light!
There are souls to res­cue, there are souls to save,
Send the light! Send the light!

Refrain

Send the light, the bless­èd Gos­pel light;
Let it shine from shore to shore!
Send the light, the bless­èd Gos­pel light;
Let it shine for­ev­er­more!

We have heard the Ma­ce­do­ni­an call to­day,
Send the light! Send the light!
And a gold­en of­fer­ing at the cross we lay,
Send the light! Send the light!

Refrain

Let us pray that grace may ev­ery­where abound,
Send the light! Send the light!
And a Christ­like spir­it ev­ery­where be found,
Send the light! Send the light!

Refrain

Let us not grow wea­ry in the work of love,
Send the light! Send the light!
Let us ga­ther jew­els for a crown above,
Send the light! Send the light!

Refrain