With One Voice (Take the Word and go out to every land)

This is a hymn for missionary endeavours, which is sometimes used at the end of church services.

It was written by American-Filipino Roman Catholic priest, theologian, liturgical composer and member of the Paulist order, Ricky Manalo, and first published in 1998. It is dedicated to the music ministers of St Thomas Moore Newman Centre, in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

The song is included in Manalo's "On this Day" collection.

The hymn is set to an unnamed tune, also by Manalo. This has a 2/2 time signature. In the key of Eb, the first few notes are E_ GF_ E DC with accompanying chords Eb / Bb / Ab.

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Choral arrangement (SATB) in the On This Day collection

Examples

Singer, self-accompanied on piano:

Singer, self-accompanied on guitar:

Original release:

Lyrics

The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is:

1 Take the Word and go out to every land ...

Chorus:
With one voice we’ll pass the Word along;
with one voice bring justice to the world.
And with all the angels we’ll spread the goodness of God.
With all power and glory the Word of God shall reign.

2 Take the Word to our neighbourhoods and streets ...

3 Take the Word to the people in despair ...

4 Take the Word to the nations everywhere ...: