Shout the Tidings of Salvation

Shout the tidings of salvation
To the agèd and the young,
Till the precious invitation
Waken ev’ry heart and tongue.

Refrain

Send the sound the earth around.
Send the sound the earth around.
Shout the tidings of salvation
O’er the prairies of the West,
Till each gath’ring congregation
With the gospel sound is blest.

Refrain

Shout the tidings of salvation
O’er the islands of the sea,
Till, in humble adoration,
All to Christ shall bow the knee.

Refrain

Shout the tidings of salvation
Till the world shall hear the call,
And, with joyous acclamation,
Crown the Savior Lord of all.

Refrain

Author: Fanny Crosby

Year: 1875

Fanny Crosby (Frances Jane Crosby) is the most likely author; this hymn with its distinctive missionary emphasis and refrain style matches her body of work from the 1870s. Alternate attributions are rare, though some 19th-century collections list only the composer (William H. Doane) without crediting the lyricist.