Send the Gos­pel mes­sage ov­er land and sea;
Strike the chains of dark­ness, set the cap­tive free;
Be the work of mer­cy ear­nest­ly be­gun,
Tell to ev­ery crea­ture what the Lord has done.

Refrain

Send the bless­èd news,
On the wings of faith and ear­nest pray­er;
Send the news, the bless­èd news!
Into all the world the tid­ings bear.

Need we cross the sea the la­bor to begin,
While around us souls are dy­ing in their sin?
’Neath the ve­ry sha­dows of our sac­red spires
See the smoke of in­cense rise from pa­gan fires.

Refrain

Into all the world, go, preach the word of peace;
Work, and watch, and pray, His king­dom to increase.
Give of time and ta­lent, give of earth­ly store;
Send the bless­èd news: God reigns from shore to shore.

Refrain