A Gospel That Cannot Be Contained

VERSE 1 Through synagogue and crowded street the word of grace was sown, To Jew and God-fearer alike a Savior now made known; And hungry hearts came pressing in to hear the news again — The promise kept, the cross, the tomb, the risen Lord of men. VERSE 2 But envy rose where crowds had come, and tongues began to rail; Yet truth once spoken in the Lord no malice can curtail. "To you it came, and first, by right," the bold apostles said, "Now light shall break upon the nations, waking hearts long dead." CHORUS Sing it out, it cannot be contained — to the ends of the earth His salvation shall reign! Though they drive us from the city, though the proud may complain, we are filled with the Spirit, filled with joy again. VERSE 3 As Isaiah long had promised, so the servant-light would shine, A beacon set for all the earth, a mercy all-divine; The Gentiles heard and gave Him praise, and glad believers came, And through the whole surrounding land went honor to His name. VERSE 4 They shook the dust and traveled on, rejected, yet not grieved, For nothing stops the saving word the faithful have received; So send us, Lord, where doors may close, with gladness undismayed — A gospel running to the world, a gospel unafraid. FINAL CHORUS Sing it out, it cannot be contained — to the ends of the earth His salvation shall reign! Let the nations come rejoicing, let the ransomed proclaim: we are filled with the Spirit, filled with joy again. OUTRO (softly) filled with joy again...