Scripture Verse

As the Father has sent Me, I am sending you. John 20:21

Introduction

Words: Ho­mer F. Kelle­ms, in Wor­ship and Ser­vice, ed­it­ed by Har­vey R. Chris­tie (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Stan­dard Pub­lish­ing, 1916), num­ber 58.

Music: C. Blan­chard Smith (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

When the Sav­ior sends us
On a mis­sion here be­low,
Trusting Him with joy we go;
Tho’ our jour­ney be across
The wild and stor­my sea,
He will keep us safe, we know.

Refrain

We will praise the Lord in glo­ry,
Tell the na­tions of His love,
Till the sound of sac­red sto­ry
Echoes ’round the throne above.

Many times we meet with
Trials that seem hard to bear,
But the Lord is al­ways fair;
On the dark­est days, when
Black and gloomy seems the way,
He is with us ev­ery­where.

Refrain

So wher­ev­er Christ shall
Send us with a word of cheer,
We will go, and ne­ver fear;
For the bless­èd Lord has
Promised in His ho­ly Word,
That to us He’ll e’er be near.

Refrain