Scripture Verse

Win as many as possible. 1 Corinthians 9:19

Introduction

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Lizzie DeArmond (1847–1936)

Words: Liz­zie De­Ar­mond, in Make Christ King, ed­it­ed by Ed­win O. Ex­cell & Will­iam E. Bie­der­wolf (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Glad Tidings, 1912), num­ber 82.

Music: Charles H. Ga­bri­el (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Charles H. Gabriel (1856–1932)

Lyrics

We must win them one by one
As the Mas­ter did of old,
When He said to His disciples, Fol­low Me;
From the high­ways broad and wide,
To the by­ways turn aside,
In the foot­steps of the Man of Ga­li­lee.

Refrain

One by one, yes, one by one,
We must win them for Je­sus one by one;
In the nar­row ways of life,
Amid the tu­mult and the strife,
We must win them for Je­sus one by one.

Is it no­thing they are lost,
Souls that Je­sus died to save?
Let us glad­ly in the res­cue lend a hand;
News of life and love im­part
To some wea­ry, sin­ful heart,
Help some bro­ther in the glo­ry light to stand.

Refrain

We must win them one by one
By a lit­tle kind­ness shown,
Or a gen­tle touch of hu­man sym­pa­thy;
Stooping down from heights of ease,
Seeking on­ly God to please,
Pointing ev­er to the Christ of Cal­va­ry.

Refrain