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The Mission

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The Mission

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When the runners came from BethlehemAll breathless with good newsThey were passing a baton forward through timeThe commission, from God’s lips to our earsCarried by his saints two thousand yearsConnects us all to the same lifelineAs I fix my eyes aheadI can feel the spirit’s breath...(AND) I CAN HEAR THE MISSION BELL RINGING OUT LOUD AND CLEARIT'S THE REVOLUTION JESUS STARTED, AND IT'S HEREECHOING ACROSS THE WORLD FROM THE SHORES OF GALILEEI CAN HEAR THE MISSION BELL CALL FOR YOU AND MEI WANNA RUN WITH FIREIT’S MY HEART’S DESIRELIFTING YOUR LOVE HIGHERIn the history of our faith’s arrivalsGreat awakenings, Welsh revivalsSaints and martyrs, summoned by a new birthPatrick’s save of the Irish nationWilliam Carey’s expectationLambs & lionsCalled to the ends of the earthGotta put my hand to the plowNot looking back, not now...

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