PASSIONATE FOR CHRIST (The Gospel Missionaries)
by SIXTUS ONYEANUSI From across some mighty seas From across some foreign lands Came these men with a holy plea Stretching forth their holy hands Rejoice for they that have long sat in darkness will see light Their voices echoe from the mountaintop The sound of freedom they heard The waves of change raged over the bridge "The men that turned the world upside down (right up) are here in our land'' Hell was let loose to stop them Lo, Heaven in fullness had gone ahead to keep them They came in the KING's wisdom To show His way-plant His Kingdom Lightening up the dark world Giving life to the dying world In the pure knowledge of the Lord To show His life and do His work With a large heart they have crossed the border Not for ease, but with a burden I call them Missionaries On a RESCUE MISSION FOR THEIR SWEET LORD The words of the Lord resound in their spirit, Yes, the Great Commission ...the matching order It kept ringing up and up, on and on inside of them They can't hush out the compelling wave within "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to all creation." (Mark 16:15) These matching orders kept flowing up and on...they can't lie, they can't deny "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; AND YOU WILL BE MY WITNESSES IN JERUSALEM (your home), AND IN ALL JUDEA (your streets and cities) AND SAMARIA (the forsaken and despised places and the people that live their), AND TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH." (ACTS1:8) These men began from their Jerusalem To Judea, to Samaria...and they matched out To not limit God's amazing grace They stepped out...they reached out They are Heaven's Emissaries With holy plea; holy passion To make known the Divine mysteries With holy fear; holy peace Their only meat-Jesus' vision They stepped into a land A total strange land to them ...a land they never had been To preach the God the men had never seen What they may face they never know They just love God and they love souls They leaped in faith, and move by grace They want to see Christ in every place Willing to die for Christ Dying to live for Christ They stepped into a strange land Where men have long sat in darkness To heal them, oh, of their blindness They came, with the gospel light Shining the light in full brightness With Christ's love burning in their hearts Never ashamed of the gospel, It is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believes: to the Jew first, then to the Gentiles Bold men. Holy men. Lowly men. Loving men. Full of faith. Where is fear? They have compassion; they care They do not shut the bowels of their mercies They delight to share with others God's blessings They are touched by the afflictions of men They love Jesus They love men They serve Him so zealous They take the souls of men so serious To please Jesus they long for To please Jesus they live for To free men, to make them free With the POWERFUL weapon of the Gospel To free them from ancient slavery And turn them into God's people Oh, I'm moved by this bravery What was propelling these men so? It's not the fame, it's not the gain It was the tears of Christ on the cross-His pains It was Christ's love poured abroad in their hearts It was the living joy unspeakable of the Lord springing up deep in their souls I'm challenged by these men! I'm encouraged by these men! They left father, they left mother They left sister, they left brother They left their honors of men never bothered And plunged deep into Jesus' Vision With such a passion that can't be quenched I'm challenged by these crucified men! But much more, I'm encouraged by their unreserved service It's a living and acceptable sacrifice They gave up all All for the Lord God's Spirit kept them comforted They did not shrink back for shipwreck They did not give up when confronted They did not turn from the narrow track Before them were fiery swords Yet for love they matched onward They know they have the sharper Sword Which is alive; God's Living Word They did not pamper their lives They knew that he that will save his life will lose it But he that loses his life for Christ will find it They knew the just shall live by faith In weary days, they still won't faint They toiled all day and matched on thorns Ready to die for what they believed They loved the Word and gave their lives To do God's will was their breathe They loved the Lord and spilled their blood On eternal life they laid strong hold They roamed about like men that lost their mind Their love for Christ they couldn't hide It kept them restless and relentless It kept them aflame to pray in the secret And lifting His Name down the street They lacked shelter and slept under rain They lacked sweater and walked under cold For the elect's sake they endured the pain And dwelt in tents, for the glory told They ate the food the never tasted They did it that souls may not be wasted They that win souls are wise indeed They become all things for all men They never moved from standing on God's promise They rather die than compromise PLEDGE: Is the passion for soul-winning going down? I pledge to go wherever I'm sent of Christ I pledge to send His saving Gospel Light To be a faithful ambassador till the end To occupy till He comes For this cause I was born again Oh Spirit, fall on me like rain Baptize me with your fresh passion Let it burn like fire...let it just burn like fire That I may run with my Jesus' vision I pledge to extend to others what You did in me I pledge not to frustrate your grace in me I pledge to be fruitful and faithful to the end So help me Holy Spirit Cause me to love You beyond boundaries Let me be your trusted missionaries ************************************** To the gospel missionaries around the world, especially those that brought the gospel to Africa, and died in Africa, I dedicate this piece, and the hymn title attached below which the Spirit of God put in me on 11/11/11. COME OVER INTO AFRICA HELP US Vs1. Come into Africa help us Come that our chains my be broken Come that our eyes may be opened We need not sleep, we need not wait We shall be saved, we have the faith Bring us Jesus to change our state ******************** Chorus: Behold Africa call for help Come over into Africa Come and help us, the night draws near Come to us, bring the gospel light We want to know the Saving Christ Who gave His life on the old tree Bring Him over to set us free ************************* Vs2. Come into Africa help us Come for we've long sat in darkness We repent in ashes and dust We need God's Light in His brightness We need His true revelation Send us Jesus for salvation Vs3. Come into Africa help us Come bring the KING in His wisdom Come bring the key to our freedom Deep down our soul cries to be free See before you an opened door Come make us know God is so real For enquiries, contact me on: [email protected] +2348064268944 Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |
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