Song written by Nathanael & Anna Ayling for the OMF Japan field conference 2018 on the theme of 'Passion of Christ, Passion for Christ'
This video is a very rough recording of it.
Lyrics below:
The love of Christ compels us;
He loved us to the end.
How sweet that our Creator
Is called the Sinner’s Friend!
And of this sweetness tasting,
We go with one accord
To tell the nations, “Taste and see!
The goodness of the Lord”
This is love: our Saviour died,
For His people, crucified.
So we go to tell the world,
“Be reconciled to God!
Be reconciled to God!”
The love of Christ compels us
To labour hard and long.
And with the ears of faith, we
Hear a heavenly song.
The angels are rejoicing,
When back into the fold
One sinner lost, by Jesus found,
Returns with joy untold.
The love of Christ compels us,
But we are weak and frail.
Our weary hearts are downcast,
Our bodies tire and fail.
But God, You are our portion,
And though the days are dark,
You are our hope and comfort;
Come, strengthen every heart!
The love of Christ compels us;
All glory to His name!
He left the joys of heaven,
For our redemption came.
Around His throne in glory,
With all the ransomed throng,
We’ll praise His grace and mercy,
At Home, where we belong.
