Scripture Verse

You will be My witnesses…to the end of the earth. Acts 1:8

Introduction

Words: M. L. L., in Her­alds of Grace, ed­it­ed by Ad­di­son B. Bow­ser (Dan­ville, Penn­syl­van­ia: A. B. Bow­ser, 1898), num­ber 11. Sometimes in­cor­rect­ly at­trib­ut­ed to Mar­jo­rie L. Lloyd—Lloyd (1911–1985) was born af­ter the words were pub­lished.

Music: Charles D. Till­man (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know the au­thor’s name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Charles Tillman (1861–1943)

Lyrics

Have you any words for Je­sus?
Oh, speak them day by day;
Never leave a word un­spok­en
That He would have you say.

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Stand up, stand up for Je­sus!
Oh, speak for Him to­ay;
Be a wit­ness for sal­va­tion,
Speak for Je­sus while you may.

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Have you any tes­ti­mo­ny
For the liv­ing Lord with­in?
It may help another—give it;
To with­hold it would be sin.

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Does the Mas­ter reign tri­umph­ant
In your soul from day to day?
Tell it out unto your neigh­bors,
Tell it, tell it, by the way.

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Witnesses of His sal­va­tion,
Speak for Je­sus while you may;
Soon will come the long, long si­lence,
Till the re­sur­rect­ion day.

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