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3 God, thy God, will now restore thee,
He himself appears thy Friend;
All thy foes shall flee before thee,

Here their boasts and triumphs end:
Great deliverance

Zion's King will quickly send.
4 Peace and joy shall now attend thee,
All thy warfare now is past,
God, thy Saviour, shall defend thee,
Peace and joy are come at last:
All thy conflicts

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End in everlasting rest.

HYMN 534, 7s.

The Messengers of God.

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U Like the beams of morning, fly;
Take the wonder-working rod,
Wave the banner cross on high.
2 Where the towering minaret

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Gleams along the morning skies,
Wave it till the crescent set,
And the "Star of Jacob" rise.
3 Go to many a tropic isle,

In the bosom of the deep,
Where the skies for ever smile,

And th' oppressed for ever weep.
4 O'er the negro's night of care

Pour the living light of heaven;
Chase away the fiend despair,—
Bid him hope to be forgiven.
5 Where the golden gates of day
Open on the palmy east,
Wide the bleeding cross display,-
Spread the gospel's richest feast.

6 Circumnavigate the ball,

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Visit every soil and sea:

Preach the cross of Christ to all,-
Christ, whose love is full and free.

HYMN 535, C. M.

Promised Aid.

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Go, publish, through Immanuel's name,
Salvation bought with blood.

2 What, hough your arduous path-way lie
Through regions dark as death?

What, though, your faith and zeal to try,
Perils beset your path?-

3 Yet, with determined courage, go,
And armed with power divine;
Your God will needful strength bestow,
And on your labors shine.

4 He, who has called you to the war,
Will recompense your pains;
Before Messiah's conquering car,
Shall mountains sink to plains.

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Assured that e'en your mightiest foes
Shall bow before his cross.

HYMN 536, C. M.

Designation of a Missionary.

FATHER of mercies! condescend

To hear our fervent prayer,
While this our brother we commend
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;
Supply his every need;

Make him in spirit meek, resigned,
But bold in word and deed.

4 In every tempting, trying hour,
Uphold him, by thy grace;

And guard him, by thy mighty power,
Till he shall end his race.

5 Then, followed by a numerous train,
Gathered from heathen lands,

A crown of life may he obtain,
From his Redeemer's hands.

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HYMN 537, L. M.

Commission to the Gentiles.

1. G messenger of peace and love!

U 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 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;
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, confessed,-
His praise the universal theme.

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HYMN 538, S. M.

Prayer for Israel.

ORD! send thy servants forth
To call the Hebrews home;

From east, and west, and south, and north,
Let all the wanderers come.

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,

Sprinkled with water and with blood,
In soul and body clean.

4 With Israel's myriads sealed,

Let all the nations meet;

And show the mystéry fulfilled,-

Thy family complete.

HYMN 539, 8s, 7s and 4.

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The Missionary's Farewell.

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Friends, connections, happy country!
Can I bid you all farewell?

Can I leave you,

Far in heathen lands to dwell?

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Can I leave thee,

Far in heathen lands to dwell?

3 Scenes of sacred peace and pleasure,
Holy days and Sabbath bell,

Richest, brightest, sweetest treasure!
Can I say a last farewell?

Can I leave you,

Far in heathen lands to dwell?

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From the scenes I love so well;
Far away, ye billows! bear me;
Lovely native land!-farewell!
Pleased I leave thee,

Far in heathen.lands to dwell

5 In the deserts let me labor,

On the mountains let me tell,

How he died-the blessed Saviour---
To redeem a world from hell!
Let me hasten,

Far in heathen lands to dwell.

6 Bear me on, thou restless ocean!
Let the winds my canvass swell:
Heaves my heart with warm emotion,
While I go far hence to dwell :
Glad I bid thee,

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Native land!-Farewell!-Farewell!

HYMN 540, L. M.

Missionaries remembered.

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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.

SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL.

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JESUS!

HYMN 541, L. M.

Prayer for the Millennium.

ESUS! we bow before thy throne,
We lift our eyes to seek thy face;

To bleeding hearts thy love make known,
On contrite souls bestow thy grace.

2 See, spread beneath thy gracious eye,
A world o'erwhelmed in guilt and tears,
Where deathless souls in ruin lie,

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And earth and skies shall be no more.

4 Oh! rise, ye ransomed captives! rise,
Peal the loud anthem here below;
Let earth reflect it to the skies,

And heaven with new-born rapture glow.

HYMN 542, C. M.

Returning to Zion.

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AUGHTER of Zion! from the dust
Exalt thy fallen head;

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