The Hymnal 1982 ‎#537

537. Christ for the world we sing

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 prayer;
the wayward and the lost,
by restless passions tossed,
redeemed at countless cost,
from dark despair.

3 Christ for the world we sing!
The world to Christ we bring
with one accord;
with us the work to share,
with us reproach to dare,
with us the cross to bear,
for Christ our Lord.

4 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
• Author: Samuel Wolcott, 1813-1886
• Meter: 664. 6664
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: The Church's Mission

Tune Information

• Name: MOSCOW
• Composer (melody): Felice de Giardini, 1716-1796
• Harmonizer: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
• Meter: 664. 6664
• Key: G Major
• Source: The New Hymnal, 1916 (harm.); Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1875 (harm.)