32. The King’s Business

I am a stranger here, within a foreign land; my home is far away, upon a golden strand; Ambassador to be of realms beyond the sea, I’m here on business for my king.

This is the message that I bring, a message angels fain would sing: 'O be ye reconciled,' Thus saith my Lord and king, 'O be ye reconciled to God.'

2.

This is the king’s command: that all men, ev'rywhere, repent and turn away from sin’s seductive snare; That all who will obey, with him shall reign for aye, and that’s my business for my king.

This is the message that I bring, a message angels fain would sing: 'O be ye reconciled,' Thus saith my Lord and king, 'O be ye reconciled to God.'

3.

My home is brighter far than Sharon’s rosy plain, eternal life and joy thro'out its vast domain; My sovereign bids me tell how mortals there may dwell, and that’s my business for my king.

This is the message that I bring, a message angels fain would sing: 'O be ye reconciled,' Thus saith my Lord and king, 'O be ye reconciled to God.'