Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.
Matthew 28:19–20
Words & Music: H. Ernest Nichol, in The Sunday School Hymnary (London: 1896) (🔊 pdf nwc). Some hymnals give the author as Colin Sterne, Nichols’ pseudonym.
If you know where to get a good photo of Nichol (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
We’ve a story to tell to the nations,
That shall turn their hearts to the right,
A story of truth and mercy,
A story of peace and light,
A story of peace and light.
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For the darkness shall turn to dawning,
And the dawning to noonday bright;
And Christ’s great kingdom
Shall come on earth,
The kingdom of love and light.
We’ve a song to be sung to the nations,
That shall lift their hearts to the Lord,
A song that shall conquer evil
And shatter the spear and sword,
And shatter the spear and sword.
Refrain
We’ve a message to give to the nations,
That the Lord who reigns up above
Has sent us His Son to save us,
And show us that God is love,
And show us that God is love.
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We’ve a Savior to show to the nations,
Who the path of sorrow has trod,
That all of the world’s great peoples
Might come to the truth of God,
Might come to the truth of God.
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