3 Each of them powerful as that sound 6 Our everlasting hopes arise Where the eternal Builder reigns, And his own courts his power sustains. 301. C. M. The Same. WATTS. 1 BEGIN, my tongue, some heavenly theme, 2 Tell of his wondrous faithfulness, 3 Proclaim salvation from the Lord His hand has writ the sacred word 4 Engraved as in eternal brass Nor can the powers of darkness raze 5 His very word of grace is strong 302. C. M. *GIBBONS. All Nations promised to Christ. 1 FATHER, is not thy promise pledged That through the nations of the earth 2'Ask, and I give the heathen lands And to the world's remotest shores 3 Hast thou not said, the blinded Jews 4 Are not all kingdoms, tribes, and tongues, Beneath th' expanse of heaven, To the dominion of thy Son, Without exception, given ? 5 From east to west, from north to south, 6 Asia and Africa, resound From shore to shore his fame; 303. C. M. GIBBONS. Universal Spread of the Gospel. 1 LORD, send thy word, and let it run, 2 Beneath the influence of thy grace With sudden greens and fruits arrayed, 3 True holiness shall strike its root And heavenly fruits impart. 4 Peace, with her olives crowned, 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 Are in thy word foretold; Fly swifter, sun and stars, and bring 6 Amen, -with joy divine, let earth's Amen,- with joy divine, let heaven's 304. 8s & 7s M. ANONYMOUS. Prayer for the Spread of the Gospel. 1 O'ER the gloomy hills of darkness 2 Kingdoms wide that sit in darkness 249 THE REIGN OF CHRIST. 305. L. M. WATTS. Universal Blessings of Christ's Reign. Ps. 72. 1 JESUS shall reign where'er the sun His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, 2 Behold the islands, with their kings, ; 5 Where he displays his healing power, |