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Text:Christ for the World
Author:Samuel Wolcott
Tune:ITALIAN HYMN
Composer:Felice Giardini

670. Christ for the World

1 Christ for the world we sing;
The world to Christ we bring,
With loving zeal;
The poor, and them that mourn,
The faint and overborne,
Sin sick and sorrow worn,
Whom Christ doth heal.

2 Christ for the world we sing;
The world to Christ we bring,
With fervent pray'r;
The wayward and the lost,
By restless passions toss'd,
Redeemed at countless cost,
From dark despair.

3 Christ for the world we sing;
The world to Christ we bring,
With joyful song;
The newborn souls, whose days,
Reclaimed from error's ways,
Inspired with hope and praise,
To Christ belong.

Text Information
First Line: Christ for the world we sing
Title: Christ for the World
Author: Samuel Wolcott
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: Living His Life: Missions; Special Occasions: Reunion
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: ITALIAN HYMN
Composer: Felice Giardini
Meter: 6s. 4s.
Key: G Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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