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O preach my gospel, saith the Lord Hymn 128

Isaac Watts printed it in 1707 in Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, no. 128, under Mark 16:15, 18.

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1707 Hymns and Spiritual Songs · no. 128

METRE

Long Metre 8.8.8.8 · 5 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Mark 16:15, 18 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 5 stanzas as Watts printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

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STANZA I

"O preach my gospel," saith the Lord

"O preach my gospel," saith the Lord,

"Bid the whole earth my grace receive;

He shall be saved that trusts my word,

He shall be damned that won't believe.

Where Watts found it

Watts printed the hymn under Mark 16:15, 18. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. MARK 16:15, 18 · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ MARK 16

"O preach my gospel," saith the Lord, "Bid the whole earth my grace receive; He shall be saved that trusts my word, He shall be damned that won't believe. STANZA I

Its place in the book

Book I of the hymn book, “Collected from the Holy Scriptures”, holds these hymns in this order: 179 hymns. This is number 128. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 128 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN O preach my gospel, saith the Lord

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