Scripture Verse

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that…bringeth good tidings of…salvation. Isaiah 52:7

Introduction

Words: Lu­ci­us Hart, in the Gold­en Show­er of Sun­day School Me­lo­dies, by Will­iam B. Brad­bu­ry (New York: Ivi­son, Phin­ney, 1862), pag­es 36–37.

Music: Fred­er­ick Schill­ing, 1882 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Shout the tid­ings of sal­va­tion
To the ag­èd and the young,
Till the pre­cious in­vi­tation
Waken ev’ry heart and tongue.

Refrain

Send the sound the earth around.
Send the sound the earth around.
Shout the tid­ings of sal­va­tion
O’er the prair­ies of the West,
Till each gath’ring con­gre­ga­tion
With the go­spel sound is blest.

Shout the tid­ings of sal­va­tion
O’er the is­lands of the sea,
Till, in hum­ble ado­ra­tion,
All to Christ shall bow the knee.

Refrain

Shout the tid­ings of sal­va­tion
Till the world shall hear the call,
And, with joy­ous ac­cla­ma­tion,
Crown the Sav­ior Lord of all.

Refrain