Scripture Verse

God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16

Introduction

Words: John O. Haynes, in Vic­to­ry, ed­it­ed by Em­mett S. Dean (Wa­co, Tex­as: Trio Mu­sic, 1918), num­ber 2.

Mu­sic: Me­lo­dy by For­est Hen­drick, ha­rmo­nized by Vir­gil P. Cas­sa­day (🔊pdf nwc) .

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

Lyrics

A mes­sage so true I am bring­ing to you,
’Tis a mes­sage from Heav­en ab­ove;
It tells of God’s pow­er
To save us this hour,
And of won­der­ful mer­cy and love.

Refrain

Oh, sin­ner, be­lieve the news and re­ceive
The Sav­ior who suffered for you;
And to­day make a start, giv­ing Jesus your heart,
Saying What wilt Thou have me to do?

He wants us to come to our heav­en­ly home,
When our tri­als here are all o’er;
So trust His dear love
That with an­gels above,
You may rest in His light ev­er­more.

Refrain

Oh, do not delay,
Heed the mes­sage to­day,
For to­mor­row may be too late;
Come, trust the dear love
Of Je­sus ab­ove,
And en­ter the fold’s bless­èd gate.

Refrain