3 He shall reign from pole to pole With illimitable sway:
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.
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- 367
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.
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.
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. Q 2
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.
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.
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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