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MISSIONARY MEETINGS.

3 He shall reign from pole to pole With illimitable sway:

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He shall reign, when like a scroll,
Yonder heav'ns have pass'd away :-
Then the end ;-beneath his rod,
Man's last enemy shall fall;
Hallelujah! Christ in God,
God in Christ, is all in all.

MISSIONARY MEETINGS.

HYMN 488. L. M.

COLLYER.

For Missionary Associations.

1A before thy face, dread King, we stand;

SSEMBLED at thy great command,

The voice that marshall'd ev'ry star,
Has call'd thy people from afar.

2 We meet, thro' distant lands to spread
The truth for which the martyrs bled;
Along the line-to either pole-
The thunder of thy praise to roll.

3 First, bow our hearts beneath thy sway:
Then give thy growing empire way,
O'er wastes of sin-o'er fields of blood-
Till all mankind shall be subdu'd.

4 Our pray'rs assist-accept our praise-
Our hopes revive-our courage raise-
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Our counsels aid-and Oh! impart
The single eye-the faithful heart!
5 Forth with thy chosen heralds come,
Recal the wand'ring spirit home:

From Zion's mount send forth the sound
To spread the spacious earth around.

HYMN 489.

L. M.

VOKE.

BThe shades disperse, the dawn appear;

EHOLD th' expected time draw near,

Behold the wilderness assume

The beauteous tints of Eden's bloom.
2 The untaught heathen waits to know
The joy the gospel will bestow,
The exil'd captive, to receive
The freedom Jesus has to give.

3 Come, let us with a grateful heart
In the blest labor share a part;
Our pray'rs and off'rings gladly bring
To aid the triumphs of our King.
4 Invite the world to come and prove
A Saviour's condescending love;
And humbly fall before his feet,
Assur'd they shall acceptance meet.
HYMN 490. L. M..

1 Be with us at this solemn hour!

[NDULGENT God of love and pow'r,

Smile on our souls; our plans approve, By which we seek to spread thy love.

2 Let each discordant thought be gone,
And love unite our hearts in one;
Let all we have and are combine,
To forward objects so divine.

HYMN 491. C. M. DODDRIDGE.

1 From his celestial throne;

HE Lord on mortal worms looks down

And, when the wicked swarm around,
He well discerns his own.

2 He sees the tender hearts that mourn
The scandals of the times,
And join their efforts to oppose
The wide-prevailing crimes.

3 Low to the social band he bows
His still attentive ear;'

And, while his angels sing around,
Delights their voice to hear.

HYMN 492. 7, 6.

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BP. HEBER.

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.
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2 What tho' the spicy breezes
Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle,
Tho' ev'ry prospect pleases,
And only man is vile;
In vain with lavish kindness
The gifts of God are strown;
The heathen in his blindness
Bows down to wood and stone.

3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted
With wisdom from on high,
Shall we to men benighted
The lamp of life deny?
Salvation! O Salvation!

The joyful sound proclaim,
Till earth's remotest nation
Has learn'd 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 ransom'd nature,
The Lamb for sinners slain,
Redeemer, King, Creator,
In bliss returns to reign.

HYMN 493.

S. M.

VOKE.

Ordination and departure of Missionaries. 1 E Messengers of Christ,

His sov'reign 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 promis'd aid,
With sacred courage go.

3 Mountains shall sink to plains,
And hell in vain oppose;
The cause is God's, and must prevail,
In spite of all his foes.

4 Go, spread a Saviour's fame :
And tell his matchless grace
To the most guilty and deprav'd
Of Adam's num'rous race.

5 We wish you in his name,
The most divine success;
Assur'd that he who sends you forth
Will your endeavors bless.

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Go, seek with joy your destin'd shore,
To view your native land no more.
2 Yes-Christian Heroes! go, proclaim
Salvation thro' Immanuel's name;
To barren climes the tidings bear,
And plant the Rose of Sharon there.
3 He'll shield you with a wall of fire,
With flaming zeal your breasts inspire,
Bid raging winds their fury cease,
And hush the tempests into peace.

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