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The Mission
VERSE 1
WhDen the runners came from Bethlehem
AlAl breathless with good news
ThGey were passing a baton forward through timeD  
ThDe commission, from God's lips to our ears
CaArried by His saints two thousand years
CoGnnects us all to the same lifeline
As AI fix my eyes ahead
I Gcan feel the Spirit's breath...
CHORUS
(ADnd) I can hear the mission bAell ringing out loud and clearG  
ItD's the revolution Jesus starAted, and it's hereG  
EcDhoing across the world from Athe shores of GalileeG  
I Dcan hear the mission bell caAll for you and meG  D  G  
I wanna run with fireG  D  G  
It's my heart's desireG  D  G  
Lifting your love higherG  D  G  
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...
CHORUS

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The Mission

by Newsboys

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The Mission

VERSE 1

When the runners came from Bethlehem

All breathless with good news

G D

They were passing a baton forward through time

The commission, from God's lips to our ears

Carried by His saints two thousand years

Connects us all to the same lifeline

As I fix my eyes ahead

I can feel the Spirit's breath...

CHORUS

D A G

(And) I can hear the mission bell ringing out loud and clear

D A G

It's the revolution Jesus started, and it's here

D A G

Echoing across the world from the shores of Galilee

D A G D G

I can hear the mission bell call for you and me

G D G

I wanna run with fire

G D G

It's my heart's desire

G D G

Lifting your love higher

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...

CHORUS

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