Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#323

323. Spread, O spread, thou mighty word

1 Spread, O spread, thou mighty word,
Spread the kingdom of the Lord,
That to earth's remotest bound
Men may heed the joyful sound;

2 Word of how the Father's will
Made the world, and keeps it, still;
How his only Son he gave,
Man from sin and death to save;

3 Word of how the Saviour's love
Earth's sore burden doth remove;
How for ever, in its need,
Through his death the world is freed;

4 Mighty word God's Spirit gave,
Man for heavenly life to save;
Word through whose all-holy might
Man can will and do the right;

5 Word of life, most pure and strong,
Word for which the nations long,
Spread abroad, until from night
All the world awakes to light.

Text Information

• First Line: Spread, O spread, thou mighty word
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1829-78
• Author: Jonathan Friedrich Bahnmaier, 1774 - 1841
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Epiphany; The Holy Scriptures; Church Life and Work: The Propagation of the Gospel
• Source: Revised, The Hymnal 1940
• Copyright: Used by permission of The Church Pension Fund

Tune Information

• Name: GOTT SEI DANK
• Meter: 7 7, 7 7.
• Key: D Major