The Mission

{name: VERSE 1} C When the runners came from Bethlehem G All breathless with good news F C They were passing a baton forward through time C The commission, from God's lips to our ears G Carried by His saints two thousand years F Connects us all to the same lifeline G As I fix my eyes ahead F I can feel the Spirit's breath... {name: CHORUS} C G F (And) I can hear the mission bell ringing out loud and clear C G F It's the revolution Jesus started, and it's here C G F Echoing across the world from the shores of Galilee C G F C F I can hear the mission bell call for you and me F C F I wanna run with fire F C F It's my heart's desire F C F Lifting your love higher {name: VERSE 2} In the history of our faith's arrivals Great awakenings, Welsh revivals Saints and martyrs, summoned by a new birth Patrick's save of the Irish nation Willian Carey's expectation Lambs and Lions Called to the ends of the earth Gotta put my hand to the plow Not looking back, not now... {name: CHORUS}