6 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below ;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
H, why should Israel's sons, once blessed,
Still roam the scorning world around,
Disowned of heaven, by man oppressed,
Outcasts from Zion's hallowed ground?
2 O God of Israel, view their race;
Back to Thy fold the wanderers bring;
Teach them to seek Thy slighted grace,
To hail in Christ their promised King.
3 The veil of darkness rend in twain,
That hides their Shiloh's glorious light;
The severed olive-branch again
To its own parent stock unite.
4 Haste, glorious day, expected long,
When Jew and Greek one prayer shall raise,
With eager feet one temple throng,
One God in holy anthems praise.
5 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
The God whom heaven and earth adore,
From men and from the angel-host
Be praise and glory evermore.
Missions to the Heathen,
7. 6. 7. 6. 7. 6. 7. 6.
ROM Greenland's icy mountains,
From India's coral strand,
Where Afric's sunny fountains
Roll down their golden sand
From many an ancient river,
From many a palmy plain,
They call us to deliver
Their land from error's chain.
2 What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle,
Though every prospect pleases,
And only man is vile;
In vain with lavish kindness
The gifts of God are strewn,
The heathen, in his blindness,
Bows down to wood and stone.
3 Can we, whose souls are lighted
With wisdom from on high,
Can we to men benighted
The lamp of life deny?
Salvation! oh, salvation!
The joyful sound proclaim,
Till each remotest nation
Has learnt Messiah's name.
4 Waft, waft, ye winds, His story,
And you, ye waters, roll,
Till like a sea of glory
It spreads from pole to pole;
Till o'er our ransomed nature
The Lamb for sinners slain,
Redeemer, King, Creator,
In bliss returns to reign.
OD of grace, oh let Thy light Bless our dim and blinded sight; Like the day-spring on the night,
Bid Thy grace to shine.
2 To the nations led astray
Thine eternal love display;
Let Thy truth direct their way
Till the world be Thine.
3 Praise to Thee, the faithful Lord;
Let all tongues in glad accord
Learn the good thanksgiving word,
Ever praising Thee.
4 Let them, moved to gladness, sing,
Owning Thee their Judge and King;
Righteous Truth shall bloom and spring
Where Thy rule shall be.
5 Praise to Thee, all-faithful Lord;
Let all tongues in glad accord
Speak the good thanksgiving word,
Heart-rejoicing praise.
6 So the fruitful earth's increase,
Bounty of the God of peace,
Never in its course shall cease,
Through the length of days.
7 While His grace our life shall cheer, Farthest lands shall own His fear, Brought to Him in worship near,
ORD, a Saviour's love displaying,
Show the heathen lands Thy way;
Millions still like sheep are straying
In the dark and cloudy day.
2 Shades of death are gathering o'er them; Lord, they perish from Thy sight!
Let Thine angel go before them;
Bring the Gentiles to Thy light.
3 Fetch them home from every nation,
From the islands of the sea;
By the word of Thy salvation
Call the wanderers back to Thee.
4 Thou their pasture hast provided,
Grant the blessing long foretold;
Let Thy sheep, Divinely guided,
Find at last the common fold.
1 HOU, whose almighty Word
Chaos and darkness heard,
And took their flight,
Hear us, we humbly pray,
And where the Gospel-day
Sheds not its glorious ray
Let there be light!
2 Thou, who didst come to bring
On Thy redeeming wing
Healing and sight,
Health to the sick in mind,
Sight to the inly blind,
Oh, now to all mankind
Let there be light!
3 Spirit of truth and love,
Life-giving, holy Dove,
Speed forth Thy flight;
Move on the waters' face,
Spreading the beams of grace,
And in earth's darkest place
Let there be light!
4 Blessed and Holy Three,
Glorious Trinity,
Grace, Love, and Might:
Boundless as ocean's tide
Rolling in fullest pride,
Through the world, far and wide,
Let there be light!
RACIOUS Saviour, holy Shepherd,
Little ones are dear to Thee;
Gathered with Thine arms, and carried
In Thy bosom, may they be
Sweetly, fondly, safely tended,
From all want and danger free.
2 Tender Shepherd, never leave them
From Thy fold to go astray;
By Thy warning love directed,
May they walk the narrow way;
Thus direct them, thus defend them,
Lest they fall an easy prey.
3 Let Thy holy word instruct them,
Fill their minds with heavenly light,
Let Thy powerful grace constrain them
To approve whate'er is right;
Let them feel Thy yoke is easy,
Let them prove Thy burden light.
4 Taught to lisp the holy praises
Which on earth Thy children sing,
Both with lips and hearts unfeigned,
Glad thank-offerings may they bring;
Then, with all the saints in glory,
Join to praise their Lord and King.
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