Hymn
Christ for the World
Christ for the world we sing;
The world to Christ we bring,
With loving zeal;
The poor, and them that mourn,
The faint and over-borne,
Sin-sick and sorrow-worn,
Whom Christ doth heal.
Christ for the world we sing;
The world to Christ we bring,
With fervent prayer;
The wayward and the lost,
By restless passion tossed,
Redeemed, at countless cost,
From dark despair.
Christ for the world we sing;
The world to Christ we bring,
With one accord;
With us the work to share,
With us reproach to dare,
With us the cross to bear,
For Christ our Lord.
Christ for the world we sing;
The world to Christ we bring,
With joyful song;
The new-born souls, whose days,
Reclaimed from error's ways,
Inspired with hope and praise,
To Christ belong.
Christ for the World — Text from Concordia, 1918. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/christ-for-the-world
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Christ for the World?
The words of Christ for the World were written by Samuel Wolcott; the version here was published in 1918.
Is Christ for the World public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Concordia, published in 1918. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Christ for the World?
Christ for the World is in 6.6.4.6.6.6.4. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, My Faith Looks Up to Thee, Shepherd of Tender Youth and Come, Holy Ghost, in Love.