[4 Then shall thy lofty praise resound On Afric's shores....thro' India's ground: And islands of the southern sea Shall stretch their eager arms to thee.] 5 Then shall the Jew and Gentile meet In pure devotion at thy feet: 1 And earth shall yield thee, as thy due, Ọ that from Britain now might shine E 426. L. M. Voke. Missionaries.... Dan. ii. 45. XERT thy pow'r, thy rights maintain, The influence of thy crown increase, 2 We long to see that happy time, 8 The prophecies must be fulfill'd, 4 Soon shall the blended image fall, Sink in th' abyss of endless night. To celebrate, in diff'rent tongues, 427. L. M. Voke. Prayer for the spread of the Gospel. Assemble round thy mercy-seat, And loose the wretched pris ners' bands? 4 Hast thou not said from sea to sea 428. L. M. Voke. Prospect of Success.... John iv. 35, 36, 1. BEHOLD th' expected time draws near, The shades disperse, the dawn appear; The barren wilderness assume The beauteous tints of Eden's bloom. 3 Events, with prophecies, conspire To raise our faith, our zeal to fire: The rip'ning fields, already white, Present an harvest to our sight. 3 The untaught heathen waits to know The joy the gospel will bestow; The exil'd slave waits to receive The freedom Jesus has to give. [4 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.] 5 Our hearts exult in songs of praise, That we have seen these latter days, When our Redeemer shall be known, Where satan long has held his throne. 6 From eastern to the western skies, Sweet incense to his name shall rise; And Tyre, and Egypt, Greek and Jew, By sov'reign grace be form'd anew. 429. L. M: Voke. Fall of Babylon predicted....Rev. xiv. 6-8, 1 PROUD Babylon yet waits her doom; Nor can her tott'ring palace fall, 'Till some blest messenger arise, The ransom'd heathen world to call. 2 Now see the glorious time approach! Behold the mighty angel fly, The gospel tidings to convey To ev'ry land beneath the sky! [3 See the kind native of Pelew With rapture greet the sacred sound; And, for a Saviour's precious name, Throw his mean idols to the ground.] 4 O see, on Otaheite's isle, And Africa's unhappy shore, The unlearn'd savage press to hear; [5 See, while the joyful truth is told, That Jesus left his throne in heav'n, And suffer'd, dy'd, and rose again, That all his sins might be forgiv'n. 6 See what delight, unfelt before, Beams in his fixt, attentive eye; And hear him ask-" For wretched me, "Did this divine Redeemer die?” 17 "Ah! why have ye so long forborne "To tell such welcome news as this? "Go now, let ev'ry sinner hear, "And share in such exalted bliss!"] 8 Now, Babylon, thy hour is come, Thy curst foundation shall give way; And thine eternal overthrow The triumphs of the cross display! 430. L. M. Voke. Prayer for the Success of Missions. 1 Go, favor'd Britons, and proclaim The kind Redeemer you have found; 3 Go, tell the panting sable chief, 4 Go, tell the distant isles afar, Of Otaheite and Pelew, That in the covenant of grace, Their unknown names are written too. 5 Go tell on India's golden shores, Of a rich treasure, more refin'd; And tell them, tho' they'll scarce believe, You come, the friend of human kind. 6 Say, the religion you profess Is all benevolence and love; And by its own divine effects, Its heav'nly origin will prove. 1 INDU 431. L. M. Missionary Col. Prayer for the Success of Missions. NDULGENT God, to thee we pray, Be with us on this solemn day; Smile on our souls, our plans approve, By which we seek to spread thy love. 2 Let party prejudice be gone, And love unite our hearts in one; Let all we have and are, combine To aid this glorious work of thine. [3 Point as to men of upright mind, Devoted, diligent, and kind; With grace be all their hearts endow'd, 5 Great let the bands of those be found 7 Where captives groan beneath their chain, Ff |