We Have Heard the Joyful News

We have heard the joy­ful news

Now let oth­ers hear it;

Bear the tid­ings to the Jews

To the na­tions bear it.

They who know the joy­ful sound

Never should con­ceal it;

But to all the world around

Far and wide re­veal it.

Joyful news the Gos­pel is

And to thought con­found­ing;

Wonder

O ye heav’ns

at this:

Sing of grace ab­ound­ing;

Grace like this was nev­er known

God our na­ture wear­ing;

Making hu­man guilt His own

And our sor­rows bear­ing.

Spread abroad the joy­ful sound

Fly in all di­rect­ions;

Speak to men the world around

Men of all com­plex­ions;

All are sin­ners

need­ing grace

God’s own Word has said it;

Go with speed to ev­ery place

And un­wear­ied spread it.

And may He whose grace it is

Give the Word a bless­ing;

Make the con­quered na­tions His

Every ill re­dress­ing.

May He take the veil away

All the earth o’er­spread­ing;

And His migh­ty pow­er dis­play

All our hopes ex­ceed­ing.