Send The Light

Words:
Charles H. Gabriel
Music:
Charles H. Gabriel

Sheet music

  1. 1There’s a call comes ringing o’er the restless wave:Send the light! (Send the light!)Send the light! (Send the light!)There are souls to rescue, there are souls to save:Send the light! (Send the light!)Send the light! (Send the light!)Send the light! (Send the light!) the blessed gospel light;(the blessed gospel light;)Let it shine (Let it shine) from shore to shore! (from shore to shore!)Send the light! (Send the light!) the blessed gospel light;(the blessed gospel light;)Let it shine forevermore. (forevermore.)
  2. 2We have heard the Macedonian call today:Send the light! (Send the light!)Send the light! (Send the light!)And a golden off’ring at the cross we lay:Send the light! (Send the light!)Send the light! (Send the light!)Send the light! (Send the light!) the blessed gospel light;(the blessed gospel light;)Let it shine (Let it shine) from shore to shore! (from shore to shore!)Send the light! (Send the light!) the blessed gospel light;(the blessed gospel light;)Let it shine forevermore. (forevermore.)
  3. 3Let us pray that grace may ev’rywhere abound:Send the light! (Send the light!)Send the light! (Send the light!)And a Christ-like spirit ev’rywhere be found:Send the light! (Send the light!)Send the light! (Send the light!)Send the light! (Send the light!) the blessed gospel light;(the blessed gospel light;)Let it shine (Let it shine) from shore to shore! (from shore to shore!)Send the light! (Send the light!) the blessed gospel light;(the blessed gospel light;)Let it shine forevermore. (forevermore.)
  4. 4Let us not grow weary in the work of love:Send the light! (Send the light!)Send the light! (Send the light!)Let us gather jewels for a crown above:Send the light! (Send the light!)Send the light! (Send the light!)Send the light! (Send the light!) the blessed gospel light;(the blessed gospel light;)Let it shine (Let it shine) from shore to shore! (from shore to shore!)Send the light! (Send the light!) the blessed gospel light;(the blessed gospel light;)Let it shine forevermore. (forevermore.)

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1890, the words are in 349 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.

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