Whene’er we meet, you al­ways say,
What’s the news? what’s the news?
Pray what’s the or­der of the day?
What’s the news? what’s the news?
O! I have got good news to tell!
My Sav­ior hath done all things well,
And tri­umphed over death and hell—
That’s the news! that’s the news!

The Lamb was slain on Cal­va­ry!
That’s the news! that’s the news!
To set a world of sin­ners free,
That’s the news! that’s the news!
’Twas there His pre­cious blood was shed,
’Twas there He bowed His sac­red head,
But now He’s ris­en from the dead,
That’s the news! that’s the news!

His work’s re­viv­ing all around,
That’s the news! that’s the news!
And many have re­demp­tion found—
That’s the news! that’s the news!
And since their souls have caught the flame,
They shout ho­san­na to His name,
And all around they spread His fame—
That’s the news! that’s the news!

The Lord has par­doned all my sin—
That’s the news! that’s the news!
I feel the wit­ness now with­in—
That’s the news! that’s the news!
And since He took my sins away,
And taught me how to watch and pray,
I’m hap­py now from day to day—
That’s the news! that’s the news!

And Christ the Lord can save you now—
That’s the news! that’s the news!
Your sin­ful heart He can re­new—
That’s the news! that’s the news!
This mo­ment, if for sins you grieve,
This mo­ment, if you do be­lieve,
A full ac­quit­tal you’ll re­ceive—
That’s the news! that’s the news!

And now if any one should say,
What’s the news! what’s the news?
O tell them you’ve be­gun to pray—
That’s the news! that’s the news!
That you have joined the con­quer­ing band,
And now, with joy, at God’s com­mand,
You’re march­ing to the bet­ter land—
That’s the news! that’s the news!