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Hymns and Tunes 1876 7

Go, preach my gospel, saith the Lord

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1Go, preach my gospel, saith the Lord; Bid the whole world my grace receive; He shall be saved that trusts my word; And they condemned who disbelieve.

2I'll make your great commission known, And ye shall prove my gospel true By all the works that I have done, By all the wonders ye shall do.

3Teach all the nations my commands; I'm with you till the world shall end; All power is trusted in my hands, I can destroy, and I defend.

4He spake, and light shone round his head; On a bright cloud to Heaven he rode; They to the farthest nations spread The grace of their ascended Lord.

Also sung to
Missionary (SDA Hymnal #378)

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The verse

Meter
32
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 46% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Go, preach my gospel, saith the Lord; Bid the whole world my grace receive; He shall be saved that trusts my word; And they condemned who disbelieve.//˘/˘?˘//˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/32A

Verse 2

I'll make your great commission known, And ye shall prove my gospel true By all the works that I have done, By all the wonders ye shall do.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘32A

Verse 3

Teach all the nations my commands; I'm with you till the world shall end; All power is trusted in my hands, I can destroy, and I defend.//˘/˘˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘///˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/33A

Verse 4

He spake, and light shone round his head; On a bright cloud to Heaven he rode; They to the farthest nations spread The grace of their ascended Lord.˘/˘///˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/33A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.