"No news can be compared with this, To men oppressed with sin;
Who know what legal bondage is, And labor but in vain.

Freedom from sin and Satan’s chains, And legal toil as well,
The gospel sweetly now proclaims; Which tidings suit them well.

How gladly does the prisoner hear, What gospel has to tell!
‘Tis perfect love that casts out fear, And brings him from his cell.

The man that feels his guilt abound, And knows himself unclean,
Will find the gospel’s joyful sound, Is welcome news to him."

The Gospel is Good News Indeed
Taken from the Gadsby Hymnal #528
Words: William Gadsby, 1773-1844. Music: Benj Pocta, 2005.