But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And night and day, thy power confess; But the blest volume thou hast writ, Reveals thy justice and thy grace.
3 Sun, moon and stars convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand; So when thy truth began its race,
It touched and glanced on every land. 4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest, Till thro' the world thy truth has run : Till Christ has all the nations blest, That see the light or feel the sun.
HYMN 513. S. M. [325]
FATHER of boundless grace, Thou hast in part fulfill'd
Thy promise made to Adam's race, In God incarnate seal'd.
A few from every land
At first to Salem came, And saw the wonders of thy hand, And saw the tongues of flame.
2 Yet still we wait the end, The coming of our Lord: The full accomplishment attend, Of thy prophetic word, Thy promise deeper lies,
In unexhausted grace;
And new-discovered worlds arise, To sing their Saviour's praise.
3 Beloved for Jesus' sake, By him redeem'd of old,
All nations must come in, and make One undivided fold:
While gather'd in by thee, And perfected in one,
They all at once thy glory see,
In thine eternal Son.
HYMN 514. L. M. [393
THOUGH now the nations sit beneath The darkness of o'erspreading death, God will arise with light divine,
On Zion's holy towers to shine.
2 That light shall beam o'er distant lands, And heathen tribes in joyful bands, Come with exulting haste to prove, The power and greatness of his love. 3 Lord, spread the triumphs of thy grace; Let truth, and righteousness, and peace, In mild and lovely forms, display The glories of the latter day.
HYMN 515. L. M. [418]
SOON may the last glad song arise, Through all the myriads of the skies- That song of triumph which records, That all the earth is now the Lord's.
2 Let thrones, and powers, and kingdoms be, Obedient mighty God, to thee;
And over land, and stream, and main, Now wave the sceptre of thy reign. 3 0, let that glorious anthem swell; Let host to host the triumph tell, That not one rebel heart remains, But over all the Saviour reigns.
HARK-hark-the notes of joy, Roll o'er the heavenly plains!
And seraphs find employ,
For their sublimest strains;
Some new delight in heaven is known, Loud ring the harps around the throne. 2 Hark-hark-the sounds draw nigh, The joyful hosts descend; Jesus forsakes the sky,
To earth his footsteps bend; He comes to bless our fallen race, He comes with messages of grace. 3 Bear-bear the tidings round, Let every mortal know What love in God is found, What pity he can show.
Ye winds that blow-ye waves that roll, Bear the glad news from pole to pole! 4 Strike-strike the harps again, To great Immanuel's name; Arise, ye sons of men
And loud his grace proclaim. Angels and men wake every string, "Tis God the Saviour's praise we sing!
HYMN 517. L. M. [329]
THE law and Prophets all foretold
That Christ should die, and leave the grave; Gather the world into his fold,
The Church of Jews and Gentiles save. 2 Yet by the prince of darkness bound, The nations still are wrapt in night; They never heard the joyful sound, They never saw the gospel light. 3 Light of the world, again appear, In mildest majesty of grace; And bring the great salvation near, And claim our whole apostate race.
SOVEREIGN of worlds, display thy power; Be this thy Zion's favored hour: O, bid the morning star arise; O, point the heathen to the skies.
2 Set up thy throne where Satan reigns, In western wilds, and eastern plains; Far let the Gospel's sound be known; Make thou the universe thine own.
3 Speak, and the world shall hear thy voice; Speak, and the desert shall rejoice; Dispel the gloom of heathen night; Bid every nation hail the light.
HYMN 519. 7s. & 6s.
HAIL to the Lord's anointed! Great David's greater Son;
Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun! He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free; To take away transgression, And rule in equity.
2 He comes with succor speedy, To those who suffer wrong; To help the poor and needy,
And bid the weak be strong: To give them songs for sighing, Their darkness turn to light, Whose souls condemned and dying, Were precious in his sight.
3 By such shall ye be feared While sun and moon endure,- Beloved, obeyed, revered :
For he shall judge the poor, Through changing generations, With justice, mercy, truth,
While stars maintain their stations, Or moons renew their youth.
4 He shall come down like showers, Upon the fruitful earth,
And love, joy, hope, like flowers, Spring in his path to birth : Before him on the mountains, Shall Peace the herald go; And righteousness in fountains From hill to valley flow.
PART SECOND.
HYMN 520. 7s. & 6s.
ARABIA'S desert-ranger,
To him shall bow the knee The Ethiopian stranger
His glory come to see:
With offerings of devotion,
Ships from the isles shall meet, To pour the wealth of ocean
In tribute at his feet.
2 Kings shall fall down before him, And gold and incense bring; All nations shall adore him, His praise all people sing: For he shall have dominion O'er river, sea and shore, Far as the eagle's pinion
Or dove's light wing can soar. 3 For him shall prayer unceasing, And daily vows ascend; His kingdom still increasing,
A kingdom without end: The mountain dews shall nourish A seed in weakness sown,
Whose fruit shall spread and flourish, And shake like Lebanon.
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