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HYMN 539, 8s, 7s and 4.

The Missionary's Farewell.

mf 1 YES, my native land! I love thee;
All thy scenes I love them well;-
Friends, connections, happy country!
Can I bid you all farewell?

Can I leave you,

Far in heathen lands to dwell?

mf 2 Home!-thy joys are passing lovely,-
Joys no stranger heart can tell;
Happy home!-'t is sure I love thee!
Can I--can I say-Farewell?
Can I leave thee,

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Far in heathen lands to dwell?

3 Scenes of sacred peace and pleasure,
Holy days and Sabbath bell,

Richest, brightest, sweetest treasure!
Can I say a last farewell?

Can I leave you,

Far in heathen lands to dwell?

mf 4 Yes! I hasten from you gladly,
From the scenes I love so well;
Far away, ye billows! bear me;
Lovely native land!-farewell!
Pleased I leave thee,

Far in heathen lands to dwell.

5 In the deserts let me labor,

On the mountains let me tell,
How he died-the blessed Saviour-
To redeem a world from hell!
Let me hasten,

Far in heathen lands to dwell.

6 Bear me on, thou restless ocean!
Let the winds my canvass swell:
Heaves my heart with warm emotion,
While I go far hence to dwell:
Glad I bid thee,

Native land!-Farewell!-Farewell!

HYMN 540, L. M.

Missionaries remembered.

ARKED as the purpose of the skies,

This promise meets our anxious eyes,

That heathen lands the Lord shall know,
And warm with faith each bosom glow.
2 E'en now the hallowed scenes appear;
E'en now unfolds the promised year:
Lo! distant shores thy heralds trace,
And bear the tidings of thy grace.

3 Mid burning climes and frozen plains,
Where pagan darkness brooding reigns,
Lord! mark their steps, their fears subdue,
And nerve their arm, and clear their view.
4 When, worn by toil, their spirits fail,
Bid them the glorious future hail;
Bid them the crown of life survey,

And onward urge their conquering way.

SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL.

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HYMN 541, L. M.

Prayer for the Millennium.

aff 1 JESUS! we bow before thy throne,

We lift our eyes to seek thy face;
To bleeding hearts thy love make known,
On contrite souls bestow thy grace.

2 See, spread beneath thy gracious eye,
A world o'erwhelmed in guilt and tears,
Where deathless souls in ruin lie,

And no kind voice dispels their fears! mf 3 Lord! arm thy truth with power divine, Its conquests spread from shore to shore, Till suns and stars forget to shine,

And earth and skies shall be no more.

4 Oh! rise, ye ransomed captives! rise,
Peal the loud anthem here below;
Let earth reflect it to the skies,

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And heaven with new-born rapture glow.

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HYMN 542, C. M.

Returning to Zion.

AUGHTER of Zion! from the dust
Exalt thy fallen head;

Again in thy Redeemer trust,—
He calls thee from the dead.

2 Awake, awake, put on thy strength,-
Thy beautiful array ;

Thy day of freedom dawns at length,-
The Lord's appointed day.

3 Rebuild thy walls, thy bounds enlarge,
And send thy heralds forth;

Say to the south,-"Give up thy charge,
And keep not back, O north!"

4 They come, they come ;-thine exiled bands,
Where'er they rest or roam,

Have heard thy voice in distant lands,
And hasten to their home.

mf 5 Thus, though the universe shall burn,
And God his works destroy,

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With songs, thy ransomed shall return,
And everlasting joy.

HYMN 543, S. M.

The Gospel Trumpet.

1 VE trembling captives! hear;
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The gospel trumpet sounds;

No music more can charm the ear,
Or heal your heart-felt wounds.

2 T is not the trump of war,
Nor Sinai's awful roar;
Salvation's news its spreads afar,
And vengeance is no more.
3 Forgiveness, love, and peace,
Glad heaven aloud proclaims,
And earth, the jubilee's release,
With eager rapture claims.
mf 4 Far, far to distant lands,
The saving news shall spread;
And Jesus all his willing bands,
In glorious triumph lead.

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HYMN 544, S. M.
Prayer for Success.

0 LORD, our God! arise,

The cause of truth maintain;

And, wide o'er all the peopled world,
Extend her blessed reign.

2 Thou Prince of life! arise,

Nor let thy glory cease;

Far spread the conquests of thy grace,
And bless the earth with peace.

3 Thou Holy Ghost! arise,

Expand thy quickening wing,
And, o'er a dark and ruined world,
Let light and order spring.

4 All on the earth! arise,

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To God, the Saviour sing;

From shore to shore, from earth to heaven,
Let echoing anthems ring.

HYMN 545, L. M.

The Time to favor Zion.

SOVEREIGN of worlds! display thy power,
Be this thy Zion's favored hour;
Bid the bright morning star arise,
And point the nations to the skies.

mf 2 Set up thy throne where Satan reigns,
On Afric's shore, on India's plains ;
Far let the gospel's sound be known,
And claim the nations for thy own.