Psalms and Hymns to the Living God ‎#393

393. 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,
for 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 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
• Title: Christ for the World We Sing
• Author: Samuel Wolcott (1869)
• Meter: 66 4 66 64
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2023
• Topic: Commission

Tune Information

• Name: ITALIAN HYMN
• Composer: Felice de Giardini (ca. 1762)
• Meter: 66 4 66 64
• Key: G Major or modal