Saw lots and lots of friends in Sydney this past week, including Rev Bill Lutton.
Bill and Jenny are currently serving in Kingaroy, Qld. When they visited Mount Gambier some years ago (when Bill was director of APWM) he introduced us to the wonderful song From The Sun’s Rising.
A great song of sending, and a song with Gospel intent for the nations from Graham Kendrick.
We’ve sung it over the years since.
Thanks, Bill.
The lyrics:
1.
From the sun’s rising
Unto the sun’s setting
Jesus our Lord
Shall be great in the earth
And all earth’s kingdoms
Shall be his dominion
All of creation
Shall sing of his worth
Refrain.
Let every heart, every voice
Every tongue join with spirits ablaze
One in his love, we will circle the world
With the song of his praise
O, let all his people rejoice
And let all the earth hear his voice!
2.
To every tongue, tribe
And nation he sends us
To make disciples
To teach and baptise
For all authority
To him is given
Now as his witnesses
We shall arise
Refrain.
3.
Come let us join with
The church from all nations
Cross every border
Throw wide every door
Workers with him
As he gathers his harvest
’til earth’s far corners
Our Saviour adore
Refrain.
Graham Kendrick
Copyright © 1988 Make Way Music,
http://www.grahamkendrick.co.uk
Here’s an album track of the song.
Bonus: Sri Lankan combined school’s choir rendition.
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