HYMN #0756 SSS #756 • SS&S Sacred Songs & Solos (1,200)

SS&S Hymn #756: Behold, the Master

Complete lyrics, stanzas, and pipe organ accompaniment • Sacred Songs & Solos

1

Behold, the Master now is calling
For reapers brave and true;
The golden harvest fields are waiting,
But labourers are few.
Go forth, with patience, love, and kindness;
And, in the Master’s name,
The blessed news of free salvation
To all the world proclaim!

2

Go forth, and rescue those that perish,
Where sin and darkness reign;
Go, lend a helping hand to save them,
And break the tempter’s chain.

3

Go, bid the poor with joy and gladness
The feast of love to share;
And He, the Bread of Life Eternal,
Will make them welcome there.

4

Go forth, the summer days are waning,
Their light will soon be o’er;
The solemn hour is quickly coming,
When we can work no more.

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Hymnological Reference • Historical Notes

Background, Themes & Devotional Notes for "Behold, the Master"

Collection: Sacred Songs & Solos

📜 Historical Background & Origin

This hymn is cataloged as Hymn #756 in Sacred Songs & Solos (1,200 Hymns), compiled by the American gospel singer and hymnologist Ira David Sankey (1840–1908).

Sankey popularized these sacred songs during the transatlantic evangelistic campaigns led alongside Dwight L. Moody between 1873 and 1903. The compilation became one of the most widely printed hymnals in Christendom, cherished by Methodist, Baptist, Anglican, Presbyterian, and Pentecostal congregations throughout the world.

🕊️ Devotional Themes & Reflection

Composed of 4 stanzas, the text centers on foundational biblical themes: adoration and praise to God, humble reliance upon divine grace, steadfast faith amid trials, and the everlasting hope of salvation in Jesus Christ.

Whether sung during Sunday corporate worship or read during family devotions and personal prayer, these stanzas guide the believer to reflect on God's unending mercies and steadfast faithfulness across every season of life.

🎼 Musical Structure & Liturgy

Poetic Meter: Standard Metrical Hymnody
Stanza Structure: 4 Verses with cathedral pipe organ accompaniment
Liturgical Placement: Suitable as an Opening Hymn of Praise, Call to Worship, Offertory, or Closing Doxology
Pipe Organ Audio: Multi-verse accompaniment synthesized to support organists, choir rehearsals, and home worship

⚖️ Public Domain Archival: This historic hymn text and tune are in the worldwide public domain and may be freely printed in church bulletins or projected for public worship.

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