154 1 CHRISTIAN MISSIONS. 6.6.4.6.6.6.4. Thy kingdom come.-Matt. vi. 10. The work is Thine! Soon may the Gospel sound 2 From Greenland's frozen land Make Jesus known! Till He be loved by all, 3 O'er every hill and plain Till gods of wood and stone Supreme o'er all! 4 Then spread the Gospel's light Till nations all unite Beneath His sway! And let us, as we sing Our grateful offerings bring, To speed the day! DEAN ALFORD. 1867. Accept these hands to labour, 2 As labourers in Thy vineyard, 3 Come down, Thou Holy Spirit, Throughout this happy land. 4 Be with us, God the Father! 156 1 J. S. B. MONSELL. 1866. 8.7. And as ye go, preach.-Matt. x. 7. HARK, the voice of Jesus crying, Who will go and work to-day? Fields are white, and harvests waiting, Who will bear the sheaves away? Loud and strong the Master calleth, Rich reward He offers thee; Who will answer, gladly saying, "Here am I, send me, send me"? 2 If you cannot cross the ocean, And the heathen lands explore, You can find the heathen nearer, You can help them at your door; If you cannot give your thousands, You can give the widow's mite! And the least you give for Jesus Will be precious in His sight. 3 If you cannot speak like angels, If you cannot preach like Paul, You can tell the love of Jesus, You can say He died for all, If you cannot rouse the wicked, With the judgment's dread alarms, You can lead the little children To the Saviour's waiting arms. 4 Let none hear you idly saying, "There is nothing I can do,' While the souls of men are dying, And the Master calls for you. Take the task He gives you, gladly, Let His work your pleasure be; Answer quickly when He calleth, "Here am I, send me, send me.' FROM 1 ROM Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Their land from errer's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes 3 Can we, whose souls are lighted Salvation! O salvation! The joyful sound proclaim, Till each remotest nation Has learnt Messiah's name. 4 Waft, waft, ye winds, His story, It spreads from pole to pole; REGINALD HEBER. 1819. 158, 6.5. There came wise men from the east. 1 FROM the eastern mountains 2 There their Lord and Saviour Wondrous Light that led them 3 Thou who in a manger Ne'er have seen the brightness 4 Gather in the outcast, All who go astray, Throw Thy radiance o'er them, Guide them on their way. Those who never knew Thee, 5 Onward through the darkness 6 Until every nation, Whether bond or free, 'Neath Thy starlit banner, Jesus, follows Thee O'er the distant mountains To that heavenly home, Where no sin nor sorrow Evermore shall come. He comes to break oppression, 2 He shall come down like showers 3 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. 4 Kings shall fall down before Him, Or dove's light wing can soar. 5 To Him shall prayer unceasing The mountain dew shall nourish A seed in weakness sown, Whose fruit shall spread and flourish, And shake like Lebanon. 6 O'er every foe victorious, He on His throne shall rest; His name shall stand for ever- JAMES MONTGOMERY. 1822. 160 1 6.6.4.6.6.6.4. Let there be light.-Gen. i. 8. THOU, whose almighty word Chaos and darkness heard, And took their flight; Hear us, we humbly pray, And where the Gospel's day Sheds not its glorious ray Let there be light. 2 Thou, who didst come to bring Health to the sick in mind, 3 Spirit of truth and love, Speed forth Thy flight; Move on the water's face, Bearing the lamp of grace, And in earth's darkest place Let there be light! 4 Holy and blessed Three, Glorious Trinity! Wisdom! Love! Might! Boundless as ocean's tide, Rolling in fullest pride, Through the earth far and wide, Let there be light! 161 JOHN MARRIOTT. 1813. L.M. The Lord shall reign for ever. Ps. cxlvi. 10. 1 FROM all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise; 2 Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord, All our sins (so many!), 3 Jesus, loving Saviour, 163 1 2 3 4 S.M. Our feet shall stand within Thy gates.-Ps. cxxii. 2. COME at the morning hour, Come, let us kneel and pray; Prayer is the Christian pilgrim's staff To walk with God all day. At noon, beneath the Rock Of Ages, rest and pray; Sweet is that shelter from the sun At evening, in thy house, And finding there the house of God, When midnight veils our eyes, I sleep, but my heart waketh, Lord! 164 1 2 BRIGG'S COLLECTION. 1866. S.M. Early in the morning. Mark xvi. 2. SWEETLY the holy hymn Breaks on the morning air; Before the world with smoke is dim While flowers are wet with dews, Ere yet the sun the day renews, 3 Upon the battle-field, Before the fight begins, We seek, O Lord, Thy sheltering shield, To guard us from our sins. 165 1 C. H. SPURGEON. 1866. L.M. The Lord's mercies. .. new every morning.-Sam. iii. 23. TIMELY happy, timely wise, Hearts that with rising morn arise! Eyes that the beam celestial view, Which evermore makes all things new! 2 New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove; Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life and power and thought. 3 New mercies, each returning day, 4 The trivial round, the common task, 5 Only, O Lord, in Thy dear love The hour of prayer.-Acts iii. 1. MY God, is any hour so sweet, From blush of morn to evening star, 2 For then a day-spring shines on me, 3 Then is my strength by Thee renewed; 4 No words can tell what sweet relief : There for my every want I find, What strength for warfare, balm for [griefWhat peace of mind!" 5 Hushed is each doubt; gone every fear; 6 Lord! till I reach yon blissful shore, As thus my inmost soul to pour 167 In prayer to Thee. C. ELLIOTT. 1833. EVENING. 6.5. The night shall be light about me. 1 NOW the day is over, Night is drawing nigh, 2 Jesus, grant the weary 3 Grant to little children 4 Comfort every sufferer 5 Through the long night-watches 6 When the morning wakens, Pure and fresh and sinless 7 Glory to the Father, And to the blest Spirit, 168 1 3 The shadows lengthened, softly fell the dew, [o'er; And the long day, with all its toil was Then spake the Master to His chosen few, "Let us pass over to the other shore." 4 So, when life's day is ended, and we stand At even on the brink of death's dark tide, Oh, may we firmly grasp the Saviour's hand, And "pass" in safety to the "other side." 169 1 2 3 4 S.M. I will both lay me down in peace and sleep.-Ps. iv. 8. OUR day of praise is done : The evening shadows fall, Around the throne on high, The white-robed harpers of the sky Too faint our anthems here; But oh, the strains how full and clear Of that eternal choir! Yet, Lord, to Thy dear will 5 'Tis Thine each soul to calm, S. BARING GOULD. 1865. 170 10s. Let us pass over unto the other side. THE day was done; beside the sultry shore [sea; The cooling shadows kissed the restless The words of wondrous wisdom now were o'er That made thy waves so sacred, Galilee! 2 The thronging multitudes, from far and nigh, [pressed; All day around the Master's bark had And as He taught, the hours sped swiftly by, [and rest. And many a weary heart found peace 1 S.M. J. ELLERTON. 1867. Abide with us... the day is far spent.-Luke xxiv. 29. AVIOUR, abide with us: We would obtain a blessing thus, |