Convey the sound from shore to shore,
And bid the captive sigh no more.
5 Auspicious dawn! thy rising ray,
With joy, we view, and hail the day:
Thou Sun! arise, supremely bright,
And fill the world with purest light.
L. M.
The Heralds of Christ.
1 CAPTAIN of thine exalted host!
Display thy glorious banner high;
The summons send, from coast to coast,
And call a numerous army nigh.
2 A solemn jubilee proclaim,-
Proclaim the great sabbatic day;
Assert the glories of thy name;
Spoil Satan of his wished-for prey.
3 Oh! bid thy heralds publish loud
The peaceful blessings of thy reign;
And when they speak of sprinkled blood,
The mystery to the heart explain.
Missionaries encouraged.
1 YE messengers of Christ!
His sovereign 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 promised aid,
With sacred courage go.
3 Go, spread the Saviour's name;
Go, tell his matchless grace;
Proclaim salvation, full and free,
To Adam's guilty race.
4 Mountains shall sink to plains,
And hell in vain oppose;
The cause is God's-and will prevail
In spite of all his foes.
Departure of Missionaries.
1 MEN of God! go take your stations; Darkness reigns o'er all the earth;
Go, proclaim among the nations,
Joyful news of heavenly birth;
ear the tidings-
Tidings of the Saviour's worth. 2 When exposed to fearful dangers, Jesus will his own defend;
Borne afar midst foes and strangers,
Jesus will appear your friend;
And his presence
Shall be with you to the end.
Departure of Missionaries.
1 ROLL on, thou mighty ocean!
And, as thy billows flow,
Bear messengers of mercy,
To every vale of wo:
Arise, ye gales! and waft them,
Safe to their destined shore;
That men may sit in darkness
And death's black shade no more.
2 0 thou eternal Ruler!
Who holdest in thine arm
The tempests of the ocean,—
Deliver them from harm:
Thy presence still be with them
Wherever they may be;
Though far from those who love them,
Let them be nigh to thee.
The Heralds of Salvation.
1 ON the mountain's top appearing,
Lo! the sacred herald stands;
Welcome news to Zion bearing,-
Zion long in hostile lands:
Mourning captive!
God himself will loose thy bands.
2 Has thy night been long and mournful, All thy friends unfaithful proved? Have thy foes been proud and scornful, By thy sighs and tears unmoved?
Cease thy mourning ;
Zion still is well-beloved.
3 God, thy God, will now restore thee,
He himself appears thy friend;
All thy foes shall flee before thee,
Here their boasts and triumphs end;
Great deliverance-
Zion's king will quickly send.
4 Peace and joy shall now attend thee,
All thy warfare now is past,
God, thy Saviour, shall defend thee,
Peace and joy are come at last;
All thy conflicts
End in everlasting rest.
The Messengers of God.
1 GO-ye messengers of God!
Like the beams of morning, fly;
Take the wonder-working rod,
Wave the Banner-Cross on high.
2 Where the towering minaret
Gleams along the morning-skies,
Wave it till the crescent set,
And the "Star of Jacob" rise.
3 Go to many a tropic isle,
In the bosom of the deep,
Where the skies for ever smile,
And th' oppressed for ever weep.
4 O'er the negro's night of care
Pour the living light of heaven;
Chase away the fiend despair,—
Bid him hope to be forgiven.
5 Where the golden gates of day
Open on the palmy east,
Wide the bleeding cross display,-
Spread the gospel's richest feast.
6 Circumnavigate the ball,
Visit every soil and sea:
Preach the cross of Christ to all,-
Christ, whose love is full and free.
1 GO, and the Saviour's grace proclaim,
Ye favored men of God!
Go, publish, through Immanuel's name;
Salvation bought with blood.
2 What though your arduous path-way lie Through regions dark as death?
What though, your faith and zeal to try,
Perils beset your path ?—
3 Yet, with determined courage, go,
And armed with power divine:
Your God will needful strength bestow,
And on your labors shine.
4 He, who has called you to the war,
Will recompense your pains:
Before Messiah's conquering car,
Shall mountains sink to plains.
Shrink not, though earth and hell oppose;
But plead your Master's cause;
Assured that e'en your mightiest foes
Shall bow before his cross.
Designation of a Missionary.
1 FATHER of mercies! condescend
To hear our fervent prayer,
While this our brother we commend
To thy paternal care.
2 Before him set an open door; His various efforts bless; On him thy Holy Spirit pour,
And crown him with success.
3 Endow him with a heavenly mind;
Supply his every need;
Make him in spirit meek, resigned,
But bold in word and deed.
4 In every tempting, trying hour,
Uphold him, by thy grace;
And guard him, by thy mighty power,
Till he shall end his race.
5 Then, followed by a numerous train,
Gathered from heathen lands,
A crown of life may he obtain,
From his Redeemer's hands.
537.
Commission to the Gentiles.
1 GO-messenger of peace and love!
To nations plunged in shades of night;
Like angels sent from fields above,
Be thine to shed celestial light.
2 Go, to the hungry food impart ;
To paths of peace the wanderer guide,
And lead the thirsty, panting heart,
Where streams of living waters glide.
3 Go, bid the bright and morning-star,
From Bethlehem's plains resplendent shine,
And, piercing through the gloom afar,
Shed heavenly light and love divine.
4 To India's various castes, proclaim
The gospel's soft, but powerful voice;
And, at the blest Redeemer's name,
Let ocean's lonely isles rejoice.
5 From north to south, from east to west,
Messiah yet shall reign supreme;
His name, by every tongue, confessed,
His praise the universal theme.
S. M.
Prayer for Israel.
1 LORD! send thy servants forth
To call the Hebrews home;
From east, and west, and south, and north,
Let all the wanderers come.
2 Where'er, in lands unknown,
The fugitives remain,
Bid every creature help them on,
Thy holy mount to gain.
3 An offering to the Lord,
There let them all be seen,
Sprinkled with water and with blood,
In soul and body clean.
4 With Israel's myriads sealed,
Let all the nations meet;
And show the mystery fulfilled,-
Thy family complete.
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