The Missionary Savior

Duet for Al­to and Ten­or

A world in aw­ful dark­ness lay

No ray of hope shone in;

And not a soul the price could pay

To can­cel earth’s dark sin.

All

No eye was found with pi­ty­ing love;

No arm to save the lost

Till Je­sus came from realms ab­ove

To pay the fear­ful cost.

Duet

Within the sha­dow

dark and deep

Of death dwelt all the race;

Fear in­to eve­ry heart did creep

While Mer­cy hid her face.

All

But when among the host ab­ove

Was heard the plead­ing cry

For one to go to men in love

Our Lord said

Here am I.

Duet

If Christ was will­ing thus to come

Down from His home on high —

To leave His Father’s glor­ious throne

For for­eign­ers to die—

All

Shall those who claim His own to be

Refuse to send the light

To for­eign lands across the sea

Long wrapped in shades of night?

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Still ma­ny souls in dark­ness wait

And still is heard the cry

From sin­ful ones outside the gates

O save us

ere we die.

All

Then may the love of Christ in­spire

Our souls with sac­red zeal;

Till melt­ing hearts with ho­ly fire

Before His throne shall kneel.