The Commissiom  (words and music by Richard Blauvelt)

A  D/A E/A D/A A

    A 
The fields are ripe to harvest.
  D/A
I heard the Master say.
E/A    
Look around and you will see
        A            A  E/G#
there's no time to delay.
F#min
Few are they who heed the call
   D
to go into the fields. 
   D               A/C#
To be the faithful laborers
       Bmin7             D/E
who'll help retreive the yield.

Won't you...
A     E/G#   F#min           D
Go... Go...  Go now says the Lord.
D               A/C#
Leave this very hour.
Bmin7              D/E 
Touch them with My power.
A     E/G#          F#min          D 
Go... Go...  Save a lost and dying world.
D              E           A
Save it in the name of the Lord.

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D/A  A
Take nothing for your journey
D/A   
neither bag nor staff. 
   E/A
My Father who's in heaven
  D/A                  A    E/G#
assures you'll have no lack.
F#min
All you bind on earth below
   D 
is bound in heaven too.
   D               A/C#
My Father gives Me power
      Bmin    B/D#  D/E   
which I  pass on to you.















If you'll... 
A     E/G#   F#min           D
Go... Go...  Go now says the Lord.
D               A/C#
Leave this very hour.
Bmin7              D/E  
Touch them with My power.
A     E/G#          F#min          D 
Go... Go...  Save a lost and dying world.
D              E           A
Save it in the name of the Lord.

F#min                 D 
Behold I've given you all authority.
E          C#/E#          F#min
      Over all that satan claims.
F#min                       D
Every work of darkness must bow it's knee to you.
E             C#/E#       F#min    
       By the power of My name.
F#min                     D
Go and preach the gospel. Set the captives free.
E                    C#/E#                 F#min    
       My words will loose them from their chains.
   E/G# 
Go tell them

B      F#/A#    G#min           E
Go...  Go...    Go now says the Lord.
E               B/D#                   
Leave this very hour.
C#min              E/F#  
Touch them with My power.
B     F#/A#        G#min          E
Go... Go... Save a lost and dying world.
E              F#          B
Save it in the name of the Lord.

B      F#/A#   G#min           E
               Go now says the Lord.
E               B/D#                   
Leave this very hour.
C#min              E/F# 
Touch them with My power.
B     F#/A#        G#min          E
Go... Go... Save a lost and dying world.
E              F#          G#min  F# 
Save it in the name of the Lord.
E              F#          B 
Save it in the name of the Lord.

Copyright © 1996 by Richard Blauvelt