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. 529. 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. 530. S. M. Missionaries encouraged. 1 YE messengers of Christ! 3 Go, spread the Saviour's name; 4 Mountains shall sink to plains, The cause is God's-and will prevail 531. 8s, 7s and 4. Departure of Missionaries. 1 MEN of God! go take your stations; Darkness reigns o'er all the earth; Go, proclaim among the nations, Tidings of the Saviour's worth. 2 When exposed to fearful dangers, 532. Shall be with you to the end. 7s and 6s. Departure of Missionaries. 1 ROLL on, thou mighty ocean! And, as thy billows flow, To every vale of wo: Safe to their destined shore; And death's black shade no more. 20 thou eternal Ruler! Who holdest in thine arm The tempests of the ocean,- Though far from those who love them, 533. 88, 78 and 4. The Heralds of Salvation. 1 ON the mountain's top appearing, God himself will loose thy bands. 2 Has thy night been long and mournful, 3 God, thy God, will now restore thee, He himself appears thy friend; All thy foes shall flee before thec, Here their boasts and triumphs end; Zion's king will quickly send. 4 Peace and joy shall now attend thee, 534. 78. The Messengers of God. 3 Go to many a tropic isle, 6 Circumnavigate the ball, Visit every soil and sea: Preach the cross of Christ to all,- 1 GO, and the Saviour's grace proclaim, Ye favored men of God! Go, publish, through Immanuel's name, 2 What though your arduous path-way lie Through regions dark as death? What though, your faith and zeal to try, 3 Yet, with determined courage, go, 4 He, who has called you to the war, 5 Shrink not, though earth and hell oppose, 536. C. M. Designation of a Missionary. 1 FATHER of mercies! condescend To hear our fervent prayer, 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; Make him in spirit meek, resigned, 4 In every tempting, trying hour, 5 Then, followed by a numerous train, A crown of life may he obtain, 537. L. M. Commission to the Gentiles. 1 GO-messenger of peace and love! 2 Go, to the hungry food impart; To paths of peace the wanderer guide, 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; 5 From north to south, from east to west, 1 LORD! send thy servants forth To call the Hebrews home; From east, and west, and south, and north 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, 4 With Israel's myriads sealed, Let all the nations meet; And show the mystery fulfilled,- |