Scripture Verse

It is not the will of your Father which is in Heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. Matthew 18:14

Introduction

Words: Jen­nie C. Good­speed, in Song Prais­es, ed­it­ed by Charles H. Ga­bri­el (Car­bon­dale, Il­li­nois: Egypt­ian Pub­lish­ing, 1906), num­ber 151.

Music: Carl Fish­er (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Perishing souls are waiting
Outside the fold tonight,
Burdened with sin and sorrow,
Seeing no ray of light.
Someone go tell the story,
Pray that you make it plain:
How Je­sus died on Cal­va­ry,
To cleanse them from every stain.

Refrain

Go! go! Tell them,
Tell them of Cal­va­ry;
Tell of His grace and mercy,
Go, tell them, His love is free.

Go to the weak, the fallen,
Freighted with sin and shame,
Low in the dust you’ll find them,
Whisper the Sav­ior’s name.
Tell of His love so boundless,
Deeper than any sea;
Fresh as the dewdrops falling,
Go, tell them, this love is free.

Refrain

Tell them, the vilest sinner,
Lost in the darkest main,
Longing to know the Fa­ther,
Calling on His dear name,
Somewhere amid the darkness
Touches the Sav­ior’s hand,
Feeling new life within him,
Earth seems like a fatherland.

Refrain

Then let us sing God’s praises,
Sing of His love to men,
How He forgives the sinner,
Tell of it once again;
And when our boat is anchored
On the eter­nal shore,
Giving to God the glo­ry,
We’ll praise Him for­ev­er­more.

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