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338 Prayer for the Missionaries. L. M.

MILLIONS there are on heathen ground Who never heard the gospel's sound; Lord, send it forth, and let it run,

Swift and reviving as the sun.

2 Guide thou their lips, who stand to tell
Sinners the way that leads from hell;
To those who give, do thou impart
A generous, wise, and tender heart.

3 Lord, crown their zeal, reward their care,
That in thy grace they all may share;
And those who now in darkness dwell,
Deliverance sing from guilt and heil.

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For the Spread of the Gospel. 7's.

ASTEN, Lord, the glorious time,
When, beneath Messiah's sway,

Every nation, every clime,

Shall the gospel call obey

2 Mightiest kings his power shall own,
Heathen tribes his name adore;
Satan and his host, o'erthrown,
Bound in chains, shall hurt no more.

Then shall war and tumults ceasc,
Then be banished grief and pain;
Righteousness, and joy, and peace,
Undisturbed shall ever reign.

4 Bless we, then, our gracious Lord,
Ever praise his glorious name;

All his mighty acts record,
All his wondrous love proclaim.

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Spread of the Gospel.

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heavens declare thy glory, Lord, In every star thy wisdom shines; But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines.

2 The rolling sun, the changing light,

And nights and days 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 through the world thy truth hath run; Till Christ hath all the nations blest,

That see the light, or feel the sun.

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The Day breaking.

8,7,4

YES, we trust the day is breaking;
Joyful times are near at hand;
God, the mighty God, is speaking
By his word in every land;
When he chooses,

Darkness flies at his command.

2 Let us hail the joyful season,
Let us hail the dawning ray;
When the Lord appears, there's reason
To expect a glorious day;

At his presence

Gloom and darkness flee away.

3 God of Jacob! high and glorious! Let thy people see thy hand; Let the gospel be victorious

Through the world, in every land;
And the idols

Perish, Lord! at thy command. 342 Prayer for the Success of Missions. L. M. 1 INDULGENT 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 May multitudes of souls be found
Who shall attend the gospel sound:
And let barbarians, bound and free,
In suppliant throngs resort to thee."
4 Where pagan altars now are built,
And blood of beasts or men is spilt;
There be the bleeding cross high reared,
And God, our God, alone revered.

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Prayer for Missions.

merciful, O God of grace,

L.M.

To us thy people: let thy face

Beam on us, that thy church may shine,
In this dark world, with light divine.

2 Reveal, O Lord, thy saving plan
To all the families of man:

Let distant nations hear thy word,
Let all the nations praise the Lord.