Convey the sound from shore to shore, And bid the captive sigh no more. 5 Auspicious dawn! thy rising ray, With joy, we view, and hail the day: Thou Sun! arise, supremely bright, And fill the world with purest light. L. M.
The Heralds of Christ.
1 CAPTAIN of thine exalted host!
Display thy glorious banner high; The summons send, from coast to coast, And call a numerous army nigh. 2 A solemn jubilee proclaim,-
Proclaim the great sabbatic day; Assert the glories of thy name; Spoil Satan of his wished-for prey. 3 Oh! bid thy heralds publish loud
The peaceful blessings of thy reign; And when they speak of sprinkled blood, The mystery to the heart explain.
Missionaries encouraged.
1 YE messengers of Christ! His sovereign voice obey; Arise, and follow where he leads, And peace attend your way. 2 The Master, whom you serve, Will needful strength bestow; Depending on his promised aid, With sacred courage go.
3 Go, spread the Saviour's name; Go, tell his matchless grace; Proclaim salvation, full and free, To Adam's guilty race.
4 Mountains shall sink to plains, And hell in vain oppose;
The cause is God's-and will prevail In spite of all his foes.
Departure of Missionaries.
1 MEN of God! go take your stations; Darkness reigns o'er all the earth;
Go, proclaim among the nations, Joyful news of heavenly birth; ear the tidings-
Tidings of the Saviour's worth. 2 When exposed to fearful dangers, Jesus will his own defend;
Borne afar midst foes and strangers, Jesus will appear your friend; And his presence
Shall be with you to the end.
Departure of Missionaries.
1 ROLL on, thou mighty ocean!
And, as thy billows flow, Bear messengers of mercy, To every vale of wo: Arise, ye gales! and waft them, Safe to their destined shore; That men may sit in darkness
And death's black shade no more.
2 0 thou eternal Ruler!
Who holdest in thine arm The tempests of the ocean,— Deliver them from harm: Thy presence still be with them Wherever they may be;
Though far from those who love them, Let them be nigh to thee.
The Heralds of Salvation.
1 ON the mountain's top appearing, Lo! the sacred herald stands; Welcome news to Zion bearing,- Zion long in hostile lands:
Mourning captive!
God himself will loose thy bands.
2 Has thy night been long and mournful, All thy friends unfaithful proved? Have thy foes been proud and scornful, By thy sighs and tears unmoved?
Cease thy mourning ;
Zion still is well-beloved.
3 God, thy God, will now restore thee, He himself appears thy friend; All thy foes shall flee before thee, Here their boasts and triumphs end; Great deliverance-
Zion's king will quickly send.
4 Peace and joy shall now attend thee, All thy warfare now is past, God, thy Saviour, shall defend thee, Peace and joy are come at last; All thy conflicts
End in everlasting rest.
The Messengers of God.
1 GO-ye messengers of God! Like the beams of morning, fly; Take the wonder-working rod, Wave the Banner-Cross on high. 2 Where the towering minaret
Gleams along the morning-skies, Wave it till the crescent set, And the "Star of Jacob" rise. 3 Go to many a tropic isle,
In the bosom of the deep, Where the skies for ever smile, And th' oppressed for ever weep. 4 O'er the negro's night of care Pour the living light of heaven; Chase away the fiend despair,— Bid him hope to be forgiven. 5 Where the golden gates of day Open on the palmy east, Wide the bleeding cross display,- Spread the gospel's richest feast.
6 Circumnavigate the ball,
Visit every soil and sea:
Preach the cross of Christ to all,- Christ, whose love is full and free.
1 GO, and the Saviour's grace proclaim,
Ye favored men of God!
Go, publish, through Immanuel's name; Salvation bought with blood.
2 What though your arduous path-way lie Through regions dark as death?
What though, your faith and zeal to try, Perils beset your path ?—
3 Yet, with determined courage, go, And armed with power divine: Your God will needful strength bestow, And on your labors shine.
4 He, who has called you to the war, Will recompense your pains: Before Messiah's conquering car, Shall mountains sink to plains.
Shrink not, though earth and hell oppose; But plead your Master's cause; Assured that e'en your mightiest foes Shall bow before his cross.
Designation of a Missionary.
1 FATHER of mercies! condescend
To hear our fervent prayer, While this our brother we commend
To thy paternal care.
2 Before him set an open door; His various efforts bless; On him thy Holy Spirit pour,
And crown him with success.
3 Endow him with a heavenly mind; Supply his every need;
Make him in spirit meek, resigned, But bold in word and deed.
4 In every tempting, trying hour, Uphold him, by thy grace;
And guard him, by thy mighty power, Till he shall end his race.
5 Then, followed by a numerous train, Gathered from heathen lands,
A crown of life may he obtain, From his Redeemer's hands.
537. Commission to the Gentiles. 1 GO-messenger of peace and love!
To nations plunged in shades of night; Like angels sent from fields above, Be thine to shed celestial light.
2 Go, to the hungry food impart ;
To paths of peace the wanderer guide, And lead the thirsty, panting heart, Where streams of living waters glide. 3 Go, bid the bright and morning-star, From Bethlehem's plains resplendent shine, And, piercing through the gloom afar, Shed heavenly light and love divine. 4 To India's various castes, proclaim
The gospel's soft, but powerful voice; And, at the blest Redeemer's name, Let ocean's lonely isles rejoice.
5 From north to south, from east to west, Messiah yet shall reign supreme; His name, by every tongue, confessed, His praise the universal theme.
S. M. Prayer for Israel.
1 LORD! send thy servants forth
To call the Hebrews home; From east, and west, and south, and north,
Let all the wanderers come.
2 Where'er, in lands unknown, The fugitives remain,
Bid every creature help them on, Thy holy mount to gain.
3 An offering to the Lord,
There let them all be seen,
Sprinkled with water and with blood, In soul and body clean.
4 With Israel's myriads sealed, Let all the nations meet;
And show the mystery fulfilled,- Thy family complete.
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