O Preach My Gospel, Saith the Lord

1 "Go preach my gospel, saith the Lord,
Bid the whole earth my grace receive:
He shall be saved that trust my word;
He shall be damned that won't believe.

[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.]

3 "Go hear the sick, go raise the dead,
Go cast out devils in my name;
Nor let my prophets be afraid,
Though Greeks reproach, and Jews blaspheme.

4 "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 can defend."

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

The Christian's duty, exhibited in a series of hymns, 1791