Who sigh when they muse on the land Of their home far away o'er the wave; And weep for the nations that dwell Where the light of the truth never shone, Where anthems of peace never swell,
And the love of the Lord is unknown.
Divine Power supplicated.
1 ARM of the Lord, awake, awake; Put on thy strength, the nations shake; Now let the world, adoring, see Triumphs of mercy wrought by thee 2 Say to the heathen from thy throne, "I am Jehovah, God alone":
Thy voice their idols shall confound, And cast their altars to the ground. 3 Let Zion's time of favor come; O, bring the tribes of Israel home: Soon may our wondering eyes behold Gentiles and Jews in Jesus' fold. 4 Almighty God, thy grace proclaim Through every clime, of every name Let adverse powers before thee fall, And crown the Saviour Lord of all.
Gentiles coming into the Church.
1 RISE, crowned with light, imperial Salen use; Exalt thy towering head, and lift thine eyes, See heaven its sparkling portals wide display, And break upon thee in a flood of day.
2 See a long race thy spacious courts adorn ; See future sons and daughters, yet unborn, In crowding ranks on every side arise, Demanding life, impatient for the skies.
3 See barbarous nations at thy gates attend, Walk in thy light, and in thy temple bend; See thy bright altars thronged with prostrate kings, While every land its joyous tribute brings.
4 The seas shall waste, the skies to smoke decay, Rocks fall to dust, and mountains melt away; But fixed his word, his saving power remains; Thy realm shall last, thy own Messiah reigns. 782. C. M.
Prayer for the Success of the Gospel.
1 GREAT God, the nations of the earth. Are by creation thine ;
And in thy works, by all beheld, Thy radiant glories shine.
2 But, Lord, thy greater love has sent Thy gospel to mankind,
Unveiling what rich stores of grace Are treasured in thy mind.
3 0, when shall these glad tidings spread The spacious earth around, Till every tribe and every soul Shall hear the joyful sound?
4 Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt To spread the gospel's rays,
And build on sin's demolished throne The temples of thy praise.
1 HARK! the song of jubilee,
Loud as mighty thunders roar, Or the fulness of the sea,
When it breaks upon the shore!
2 See, Jehovah's banner furled;
Sheathed his sword:- he speaks —'t is done'
Now the kingdoms of this world Are the kingdom of his Son. 3 He shall reign from pole to pole
With supreme, unbounded sway; He shall reign, when, like a scroll, Yonder heavens have passed away. 4 Hallelujah! for the Lord
God omnipotent shall reign: Hallelujah! let the word
Echo round the earth and main. 5 Hallelujah! hark! the sound, From the centre to the skies, Wakes, above, beneath, around, All creation's harmonies.
Prayer for the Spread of the Gospel.
1 GREAT God of grace! arise and shine, With beams of heavenly light: From this dark world of sin dispel The long and gloomy night.
2 No more may senseless idols share The honors due to thee :
May every nation know thy name, And thy salvation see.
3 No more may persecution dare To lift her iron rod;
No longer shed the blood of saints, And plead a zeal for God.
4 With its own pure and native light, Still may thy gospel shine: And error fly like noxious mists Before this light divine.
5 While heaven-born truth her charms reveals,
May love each breast inspire;
Nor one base passion ever mix, To quench this sacred fire.
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The Salvation of Israel.
1 O, THAT the Lord's salvation Were out of Zion come, To heal his ancient nation, To lead his outcasts home!
2 How long the holy city
Shall heathen feet profane Return, O Lord, in pity; Rebuild her walls again.
3 Let fall thy rod of terror; Thy saving grace impart ; Roll back the veil of error;
Release the fettered heart. 4 Let Israel, home returning, Her lost Messiah see; Give oil of joy for mourning, And bind thy church to thee.
I WHEN, Lord, to this our western land,
Led by thy providential hand,
Our wandering fathers came,
Their ancient homes, their friends in youth, Sent forth the heralds of thy truth, To keep them in thy name.
2 Then, through our solitary coast, The desert features soon were lost; Thy temples there arose ;
Our shores, as culture made them fair, Were hallowed by thy rites, by prayer, And blossomed as the rose.
3 And, O, may we repay this debt To regions solitary yet
Within our spreading land!
'There brethren, from our common home, Still westward, like our fathers, roam, Still guided by thy hand.
4 Father, we own this debt of love; O, shed thy spirit from above,
To move each Christian breast, Till heralds shall thy truth proclaim, And temples rise, to fix thy name, Through all our boundless West!
1 OUR pilgrim brethren dwelling far, O God of truth and love,
Light thou their path with thine own star, Bright beaming from above.
2 Wide as their mighty rivers flow, Let thine own truth extend; Where prairies spread and forests grow, O Lord, thy gospel send.
3 Then will a mighty nation own A union firm and strong; The sceptre of th' eternal throne Shall rule its councils long.
For Laborers in God's Harvest.
1 O SPIRIT of the living God, In all thy plenitude of grace, Where'er the foot of man hath trod, Descend on our degenerate race!
2 Give tongues of fire and hearts of love, To preach the reconciling word;
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