We Are Ambassadors for Christ

I

Thy message by the preacher seal,
And let thy power be known,
That every sinner here may feel
The word is not his own.

II

Amongst the foremost of the throng
Who dare thee to thy face,
He in rebellion stood too long,
And fought against thy grace.

III

But grace prevail’d, he mercy found,
And now by thee is sent,
To tell his fellow-rebels round,
And call them to repent.

IV

In Jesus God is reconciled,
The worst may be forgiven;
Come, and he’ll own you as a child,
And make you heir of heaven.

V

O may the word of gospel truth
Your chief desires engage!
And Jesus be your guide in youth,
Your joy in hoary age.

VI

Perhaps the year that’s now begun
May prove to some their last;
The sands of life may soon be run,
The day of grace be past.

VII

Think, if you slight this embassy,
And will not warning take,
When Jesus in the clouds you see,
What answer will you make?