God Speed His Word

In lands where sin’s dark­ness doth low­er

Appears the fair vi­sion of light;

God’s word

like a lamp of great pow­er

Illumines the sha­dowy night.

God speed His own glo­ri­ous word

Oh

ev­ery­where may it be heard;

Go

peal forth the won­der­ful tid­ings

Which God hath de­clared in His word.

To hea­then be­set by their foe­men

Whom hu­man strength can not re­move

God’s word

of de­liv­er­ance an om­en

A sword of Da­mas­cus shall prove.

To souls that are life­less and dy­ing

Just in­side of death’s fa­tal door

God’s word

all its ter­rors de­fy­ing

Doth life ev­er­last­ing re­store.

Then pub­lish the news of sal­va­tion

By love and great mer­cy de­clared

Until with the world’s far­thest na­tion

God’s word of re­demp­tion is shared.