The whole wide world for Je­sus!
Once more be­fore we part,
Ring out the joy­ful watch­word,
From ev­ery grate­ful heart.
The whole wide world for Je­sus!
Be this our bat­tle cry,
The lift­ed cross our ban­ner,
A sign to con­quer by!

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Then lift the ban­ner high
This is our bat­tle cry:
The cross of Je­sus at our side,
We’d con­quer by and by.
Ring out the joy­ous sound,
Let hills and vales re­sound;
The whole wide world for Christ
Till all have His sal­va­tion found.

The whole wide world for Je­sus!
From out the gold­en gate,
Thro’ all Pa­cific’s is­lands,
To Chi­na’s prince­ly state;
From In­dia’s vales and mount­ains,
Thro’ Per­sia’s land of bloom,
To sto­ried Pa­les­ti­na,
And Af­ric’s de­sert gloom.

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The whole wide world for Je­sus
Thro’ all its frag­rant zones!
Ring out again the watch­word,
In lof­ti­est, glad­dest tones.
The whole wide world for Je­sus!
We’ll sing the song with pray­er,
And link the pray­er with la­bor,
Till Christ His crown shall wear.

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