Go and Tell It

Go tell the great Redeemer's love

Author: Mary D. James
Tune: [Go tell the great Redeemer's love]
Published in 4 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Go tell the great Redeemer’s love,
The Lamb of God, who died
That we might live in realms above;
Tell of the Crucified.

Chorus:
Go and tell the wonders of salvation;
Go and tell the riches of His grace;
Carry the tidings unto ev’ry nation;
Sound forth the great Redeemer’s praise.

2 Go tell the restless slaves of sin
That they may be set free;
That Jesus died their souls to win,
And bought their liberty. [Chorus]

3 Go tell the wretched, starving poor,
Of Christ, the living Bread;
And lead them to the open door,
Where famished ones are fed. [Chorus]

4 Go tell the weary, thirsting souls
Of living streams that flow;
Tell them salvation onward rolls,
Go tell the tidings, go! [Chorus]

5 Tell how He took away thy sin,
And how He gave thee rest;
How full of joy thy life hath been,
Since He hath made thee blest. [Chorus]


Source: Gospel Praise Book.: a collection of choice gems of sacred song suitable for church service, gospel praise meetings, and family devotions. (Complete ed.) #132

Author: Mary D. James

Mary Dagworthy Yard James USA 1810-1883. Born at Trenton, NJ, she began teaching Sunday school at age 13 in the Methodist Episcopal Church. She married Henry B James, and they had four children: Joseph, Mary, Ann, and Charles.. She became a prominent figure in the Wesleyan Holiness movement of the early 1800s, assisting Phoebe Palmer (also a hymnist) and often leading meetings at Ocean Grove, NJ, and elsewhere. She wrote articles that appeared in the “Guide to holiness”, “The New York Christian advocate”, “The contributor”, “The Christian witness:, “The Christian woman”, “The Christian standard”, and the “Ocean Grove record”. She wrote a biography of Edmund J Yard entitled, “The soul winner” (1883). She… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Go tell the great Redeemer's love
Title: Go and Tell It
Author: Mary D. James
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Go and tell the wonders of salvation
Copyright: Public Domain

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Gleanings of Sacred Song #204

Gospel Praise Book, enlarged ed. #d43

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Gospel Praise Book. #132

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The Gem of Gems #60

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