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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 567 · Words: Laura S. Copenhaver · Tune: NATIONAL HYMN
Heralds of Christ
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A missionary sending hymn written by Laura S. Copenhaver in 1915, calling Christians to carry the gospel across all barriers of the earth and prepare the way for the Prince of Peace. It is paired with George W. Warren's tune NATIONAL HYMN.
Verse 1
Heralds of Christ,
who bear the
King’s commands,
immortal tidings
in your mortal hands,
pass on and carry
swift the news you bring;
make straight,
make straight
the highway of the King.
Verse 2
Through desert ways,
dark fen, and deep morass,
through jungles, sluggish
seas, and mountain pass,
build now the road,
and falter not, nor stay;
prepare across
the earth the
King’s highway.
Verse 3
Lord, give us faith
and strength
the road to build,
to see the promise
of the day fulfilled,
when war shall be no more,
and strife shall cease
upon the highway
of the Prince of Peace.
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