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Text:There's A New Day Dawning
Author:Alfred Henry Ackley
Tune:[Go forth to serve, as Jesus went]
Composer:Bentley DeForest Ackley
Media:MIDI file

8908. There's A New Day Dawning

1 Go forth to serve, as Jesus went,
To minister to men;
A messenger from Heaven sent,
To do His work again.

Refrain:
There’s a new day dawning,
There’s a new day dawning;
Then arise, O children of the light,
Arise and sing!
There’s a new day dawning,
There’s a new day dawning;
When the nations of the world
Shall worship Christ the King.

2 Be loyal to God’s holy Word,
Delivered to the saints;
Hold fast the truth that you have heard
Against the world’s complaints. [Refrain]

3 Seek Christ, His will, His sacrifice,
His blessèd way to live;
Let self die out, Christ shall suffice,
To Him your spirit give. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Go forth to serve, as Jesus went
Title: There's A New Day Dawning
Author: Alfred Henry Ackley (1923)
Refrain First Line: There’s a new day dawning
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Go forth to serve, as Jesus went]
Composer: Bentley DeForest Ackley
Key: a minor or modal
Copyright: Public Domain



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