Send the glad message afar

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Send the glad message afar

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt
Tune: [Send the glad message afar o'er the sea]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Send the glad message afar o'er the sea,
Ring out love's beautiful song;
Blessed salvation, so boundless and free,
Pass the good tidings along!

Chorus:
Pass the good tidings along!
Pass the good tidings along!
Pass the good tidings along!
Pass the good tidings along!
All who love Jesus, a witnessing throng,
Pass the good tidings along!

2 Jesus, who came from his home far away,
Bent on a mission of love,
Tells us to "go" where he sends us today,
Bearing a light from above. [Chorus]

3 Trusting the Saviour who reigneth on high,
We in his strength shall be strong;
Looking to him for the grace he'll supply,
Pass the good tidings along! [Chorus]

Source: The Voice of Praise: a compilation of the very best sacred songs for use in Sunday Schools and praise services #91

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Author: Eliza E. Hewitt

Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (… Go to person page >

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