Scripture Verse

He that winneth souls is wise. Proverbs 11:30

Introduction

Words: Pe­ter Han­son, in Vic­to­ri­ous Ser­vice Songs, ed­it­ed by Charles H. Ga­bri­el (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois & Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Ro­de­heav­er, 1925), number 26.

Music: J. M. North­wood (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Go out on the streets and the high­ways,
Go out with the mes­sage of love;
Go tell in the cor­ners and by­ways
Of Je­sus, the Friend from above.

Refrain

For he that is wise, he that is wise,
For he that is wise win­neth souls.

Go forth in the strength of the Mas­ter—
Fear no­thing, for He is your guide;
Go res­cue their souls from dis­as­ter,
The Sav­ior will stand by your side.

Refrain

Go out, and from bond­age de­liv­er;
Go free them from strug­gle and strife,
And tell them that Christ, the Life­giv­er,
Is able to give them new life.

Refrain

Go out and pro­claim it with glad­ness,
The sto­ry that ev­er is new,
That Je­sus from sor­row and sad­ness
Can save and re­ceive ev­en you.

Refrain