-Till thy own power shall stand confess'd, e 3 For this, a lowly suppliant crowd, And call, and knock at mercy's gate. • 4 Look down, O God, with pitying eye, And view the desolations round; e See what wide realms in darkness lie, -And hurl their idols to the ground. o 5 Loud let the gospel trumpet blow, And call the nations from afar ; Let all the Isles their Saviour know, And earth's remotest ends draw near. DoǹDRIDGE. HYMN 181. L. M. Blendon. [b*] Prayer for Zion's Increase. Isa. li, 9. RM of the Lord, awake, awake! A Put on thy strength tha vations shake! -And let the world, adoring, see Triumphs of mercy wrought by thee. 2 Say to the heathen from thy throne, d "I am Jehovah-God alone !" -Thy voice their idols shall confound And cast their altars to the ground. e 3 No more let human blood be spiltVain sacrifice for human guilt! But to each conscience be applied • The blood that flow'd from Jesus' side. g 6 Almighty God, thy grace proclaim, Let adverse powers before thee fall, And crown the Saviour-LORD OF ALL MISS. COL HYMN 182. L. M. Leeds. [*] Longing for the promised Spread of the Gospel. Dan. ii, 45. 1 EXERT thy power, thy rights maintain, Insulted-everlasting King! -The influence of thy crown increase, 3 The prophecies must be fulfill'd, 5 In one sweet symphony of praise, o Gentile and Jew shall then unite; And Infidelity asham'd, Sink in the abyss of endless night. 6 Soon Afric's long enslaved sons, g7 From east to west, from north to south, -And every man, in every face, Shall meet a brother and a friend. HYMN 183. C. M. Mitcham. [*] VOKE. Prayer for the Success of Missions. Ps. lxxii, 7, 8. LORD, send thy word, and let it fly, Arm'd with thy Spirit's power; Ten thousand shall confess its sway, o 2 Beneath the influence of thy grace, g With sudden greens, and fruits array'd- -3 True holiness shall strike its root, In each regen'rate heart; Shall in a growth divine arise, And heav'nly fruits impart. e 4 Peace, with her olives crown'd, shall stretch Her wings from shore to shore; No trump shall rouse the rage of war, -5 Lord, for those days we wait—those days o Fly swifter, sun, and stars, and bring This promis'd age of gold. e 6 Amen-with joy divine, let earth's Unnumber'd myriads cry; g Amen-with joy divine, let heav'n's Unnumber'd choirs reply. 1 GIBBONS. HYMN 184. C. M. Canterbury. [*] I REAT God, the nations of the earth Gare by creation thine; And in thy works, by all beheld, Thy radiant glories shine. o 2 But, Lord, thy greater love has sent Thy gospel to mankind; Unveiling what rich stores of grace Are treasur'd in thy mind. g 3 Lord, when shall these glad tidings spread- p 4 0 when shall Afric's sable sons And vassals long enslav'd become The freemen of the Lord! e 5 When shall th' untutor'd Heathen tribes, A dark bewilder'd race, Sit down at our Emmanuel's feet, And learn and see his grace? 6 Haste, sovereign Mercy, and transform Their cruelty to love: Soften the tiger to the lamb, The vulture to a dove. 7 Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt, To spread the gospel's rays! g And build, on sin's demolish'd throne, The temples of thy praise. HYMN 185. 10s. RIPPON. Walworth. [*] Prayer for the Latter Day Glory. ORD of all worlds, incline thy bounteous ear, 2 Let Zion's walls before thee ceaseless stand, From east to wset thy glorious Name be one, 11 1 HYMN 186. C. M. Bethlehem. [*] O'ER mountain tops the mount of God, In latter days shall rise- All tribes and tongues shall flow; 3 The beamr that shine from Zion's hill, The King who reigns in Salem's tow'rs, e 4 Among the nations he shall judge, e 5 No war shall rage, no hostile feuds -To ploughshares men shall beat their swords, o 6 Come then, O house of Jacob, come, g And, walking in the light of God, With holy beauties shine. SCOTCH PARAPHRASE HYMN 187. L. M. Castle Street. [*] Millennium. Isa. xi, 5-9. Rev. xx, 4-10. 1 LOOK up, my soul, with glad surprise, Towards the joyful, coming day; When Jesus shall descend the skies, o 2 Nations shall in a day be born, |