Hymn
The Commission
- Writer
- Isaac Watts
- Meter
- Long Meter (8.8.8.8)
- Occasion
- Missions
"Go, preach My gospel," saith the Lord;
"Bid the whole earth My grace receive;
He shall be saved who trusts My Word;
And He condemned who won't believe.
"I'll make your great commission known,
And ye shall prove My Gospel true
By all the works that I have done,
By all the wonders ye shall do.
"Teach all the nations My commands;
I'm with you till the world shall end;
All pow'r is trusted to My hands;
I can destroy, and I defend."
He spake, and light shone round his head;
On a bright cloud to heav'n He rode;
They to the farthest nations spread
The grace of their ascended God.
The Commission — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-commission
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Commission?
The words of The Commission were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1929. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including What sinners value, I resign and Lord, all I am is known to Thee.
Is The Commission public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The New Christian Hymnal, published in 1929. 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 meter of The Commission?
The Commission is in Long Meter (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, An Humble Offering to Jehovah, Invitation and The Beatitudes.