The Great Message

Apostles of the ris­en Christ

go forth!

Let love com­pel.

Go

and in ris­en pow­er pro­claim His worth

O’er ev­ery re­gion of the dead

cold earth―

His glo­ry tell!

Tell how He lived

and toiled

and wept be­low;

Tell all His love;

Tell the dread won­ders of His aw­ful woe;

Tell how He fought our fight

and smote our foe

Then rose ab­ove!

Tell how in weak­ness He was cru­ci­fied

But rose in power;

Went up on high

ac­cept­ed

glo­ri­fied;

News of His vic­to­ry spread far and wide

From hour to hour.

Tell how He sits at the right hand of God

In glo­ry bright

Making the heav’n of heav’ns His glad ab­ode;

Tell how He com­eth with the ir­on rod

His foes to smite.

Tell how His king­dom shall thro’ ag­es stand

And nev­er cease;

Spreading like sun­shine ov­er ev­ery land

All na­tions bow­ing to His high com­mand

Great Prince of peace!