Scripture Verse

I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. Isaiah 6:8

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: P. P. Orr, in The Pi­lot, by Al­fred E. Hel­ton et al. (Len­oir, North Car­ol­ina: Teach­ers’ Mu­sic Pub­lish­ing, 1914), num­ber 3 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

When you shall hear Him ear­nest­ly call­ing
Diligent work­ers to the field,
Answer to­day ere sha­dows are fall­ing:
Here am I, send me, send me.

Refrain

Here am I, here am I, bless­èd Lord, send me;
In Thy serv­ice I would glad­ly work each day,
With Thy mes­sage true, send me.

Chiefest of sin­ners, Je­sus will save you,
If you will on­ly trust in Him;
Then, when your sins no long­er de­prave you,
Gladly say: Send me, send me.

Refrain

Many are o’er the mount­ain now cross­ing,
Lost in the cheer­less gloom of night;
Dying amid the tem­pest’s wild toss­ing—
To their res­cue, Lord, send me.

Refrain

Herald the news of won­drous sal­va­tion,
Unto the he­athen o’er the sea;
Blessings be­stow on ev­ery na­tion—
Here am I, send me, send me.

Refrain