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1. O SPIRIT of the living God,

In all Thy plenitude of grace,
Where'er the foot of man hath trod,
Descend on our apostate race.

2. Give tongues of fire, and hearts of love,
To preach the reconciling word;
Give power and unction from above,
Where'er the joyful sound is heard.
3. Be darkness, at Thy coming, light;
Confusion-order, in Thy path;

Souls without strength, inspire with might;
Bid mercy triumph over wrath.

4. Baptize the nations; far and nigh
The triumphs of the cross record;
The name of Jesus glorify,

Till every kindred call Him Lord.

5. O Spirit of the Lord! prepare

All the round earth her God to meet,
Breathe Thou abroad like morning air,
Till hearts of stone begin to beat.

MONTGOMERY.

948.

L. M.

1. ARM of the Lord! awake, awake!
Put on Thy strength! the nations shake!
And let the world, adoring, see

Triumphs of mercy wrought by Thee.

2. Say to the heathen, from Thy throne-
"I am Jehovah-God alone!"

Thy voice their idols shall confound,
And cast their altars to the ground.

3. Almighty God! Thy grace proclaim
In every land, of every name;
Let Zion's time of favor come;
Oh! bring the tribes of Israel home.

4. Arm of the Lord! awake, awake!
Put on Thy strength! the nations shake!
Let hostile powers before Thee fall,
And crown the Saviour Lord of all.

949.

L. M. Peculiar.

BURDER'S COLL.

1. HARK! how the Gospel trumpet sounds!
Through all the world the echo bounds!
And Jesus, by redeeming blood,
Is bringing sinners back to God,
And guides them safely by His word
To endless day.

2. Hail, Jesus! all victorious Lord!
Be Thou by all mankind adored!
For us didst Thou the fight maintain,
And o'er our foes the victory gain,
That we, with Thee, might ever reign
In endless day.

3. Fight on, ye conquering souls, fight on,
And when the conquest you have won,
Then palms of victory you shall bear,
And in His kingdom have a share,
And crowns of glory ever wear,
In endless day.

4. There we shall in full chorus join,
With saints and angels, all combine
To sing of His redeeming love,

950.

When rolling years shall cease to move,
And this shall be our theme above,

In endless day.

L. M.

MEDLEY.

1. HARK, hark! the Gospel trumpet sounds! Through earth and heaven the echo bounds! Pardon and peace by Jesus' blood,

Sinners are reconciled to God

By grace divine.

2. Come, sinners, hear the joyful news,
Nor longer dare the grace refuse;
Mercy and justice here combine,
Goodness and truth harmonious join,
T'invite you near.

3. Ye saints in glory, strike the lyre;
Ye mortals, catch the sacred fire;
Let both the Saviour's love proclaim-
Forever worthy is the Lamb

951.

Of endless praise.

L. M.

1. FROM day to day, before our eyes, Grows and extends the work begun; When shall the new creation rise

O'er every land beneath the sun? 2. When, in the sabbath of His love,

Shall God from all His labors rest;
And bending from His throne above,
Again pronounce His creatures blest?
3. As sang the morning stars of old,

Shouted the sons of God for joy ;
His widening reign while we behold,
Let praise and prayer our tongues employ.

4. Till the redeemed in every clime,

952.

Yea, all that breathe, and move, and live,
To Christ, through every age of time,
The kingdom, power, and glory give.

L. M.

1. ARISE! arise! with joy survey
The glory of the latter day,
Already is the dawn begun,

MONTGOMERY.

That marks at hand the rising sun.

2. The friends of truth assembled stand,
A chosen, consecrated band,

The emblem of the cross display,

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"Behold the way!"

953.

3. Behold the way to Zion's hill,
Where Israel's God delights to dwell;
He fixes there His lofty throne,
And calls the sacred place His own.

4. "Behold the

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way ye

heralds! cry,
Spare not, but lift your voices high,
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.

KELLY.

L. M.

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 water 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 confess'd-
His praise the universal theme.

BALFOUR.

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1. MARKED as the purpose of the skies,
This promise meets our anxious eyes,
That heathen lands the Lord shall know,
And warm with faith each bosom glow.
2. E'en now the hallowed scenes appear;
E'en now unfolds the promised year;
Lo! distant shores Thy heralds trace,
And bear the tidings of Thy grace.

3. 'Mid burning climes and frozen plains,
Where pagan darkness brooding reigns,
Lord! mark their steps, their fears subdue,
And nerve their arm, and clear their view.
4. When, worn by toil, their spirits fail,
Bid them the glorious future hail;
Bid them the crown of life survey,
And onward urge their conquering way.

955.

L. M.

B. NOEL

1. EXERT Thy power, Thy rights maintain,
Almighty, everlasting King!
The influence of thy crown increase,
And strangers to thy footstool bring.

2. In one vast symphony of praise,
Gentile and Jew shall then unite,
And unbelief no longer reign,
But sink in shades of endless night.

3. Then Afric's liberated sons

Shall chant to Asia's rapturous song,
Europe resound her Saviour's fame,
And western climes the notes prolong.

4. To every land beneath the sun

Immanuel's kingdom shall extend;
And every man in every clime
Shall meet a brother and a friend.

VOKE.

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