The Whole Wide World for Jesus (Johnson)

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!

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.

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.