In lands where sin’s dark­ness doth low­er,
Appears the fair vision of light;
God’s word, like a lamp of great pow­er,
Illumines the sha­dowy night.

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God speed His own glo­ri­ous word,
Oh, ev­ery­where may it be heard;
Go, peal forth the won­der­ful tid­ings,
Which God hath de­clared in His word.

To hea­then be­set by their foe­men,
Whom hu­man strength can not re­move,
God’s word, of de­liv­er­ance an omen,
A sword of Da­mas­cus shall prove.

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To souls that are life­less and dy­ing,
Just in­side of death’s fa­tal door,
God’s word, all its ter­rors de­fy­ing,
Doth life ev­er­last­ing re­store.

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Then pub­lish the news of sal­va­tion,
By love and great mer­cy de­clared,
Until with the world’s far­thest na­tion,
God’s word of re­demp­tion is shared.

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