Bear Them the News

Across the ocean wide

That seeps the Ori­ent strand

There hea­then night ab­ides

Tho’ beau­te­ous is the land;

And hu­man hearts are there

And hu­man need is great:

To save them from des­pair

Why will you long­er wait?

Go

bear to them the news

No long­er make ex­cuse;

The Lord’s com­mand ob­ey

Go work

go work to­day.

Go

seek to save the lost

Nor wait to count the cost;

The Mas­ter of the vine­yard

Will your toil re­pay.

In this

our land so fair

By hea­then foot un­trod

Where point the spires in air

’Neath which we wor­ship God

Are souls from Christ as­tray

Are eyes with weep­ing dim;

Go

search for them to­day

And lead them back to Him.

There is so much to do

Abroad

and here at home;

The Lord hath need of you

To help His king­dom come;

To work

to give

to pray

To la­bor

not in vain

To bring that glo­ri­ous day

When He shall come again.