Scripture Verse

Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee. Mark 5:19

Introduction

Words: W. J. Ha­ger­man, in The New Cen­tu­ry Ca­rols, ed­it­ed by Au­gus­tus F. My­ers (Day­ton, Ohio: Unit­ed Breth­ren Pub­lish­ing House, 1899), num­ber 81.

Music: W. O. Car­roll (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Ha­ger­man or Car­roll’s full name, or where to get good pho­tos of them (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els)

Lyrics

If you are hap­py in Je­sus this hour,
If you are saved by His won­der­ful power,
If your De­cem­ber’s as plea­sant as May,
Tell about Je­sus to­day.

Refrain

Oh tell about Je­sus to­day, to­day,
Tell about Je­sus to­day, to­day;
No mat­ter what oth­ers may think or may say,
Just tell about Je­sus to­day.

If you want Je­sus to an­swer your cry,
If your heart yearns for the man­sion on high,
If you find plea­sure when­ev­er you pray,
Tell about Je­sus to­day.

Refrain

If you now walk in the light of the Lord,
If you are led by His glo­ri­ous Word,
If on your path­way shines Hea­ven’s own ray,
Tell about Je­sus to­day.

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If you are freed from the pow­er of each sin,
If fully cleansed from all ev­il within,
If in His pro­mise be­liev­ing al­way,
Tell about Je­sus to­day.

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If you are trust­ing in pow­er di­vine,
If on His breast you now glad­ly re­cline,
If in sweet con­fi­dence, thus you would stay,
Tell about Je­sus to­day.

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