Kingdoms wide, that sit in darkness! From their long benighted eyes! Fly abroad, thou mighty Gospel, Shall extend, and still increase, Of the world are all His own. 122 HEATHEN DARKNESS. "The times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent."-Acтs xvii. 30. S EE the world in Satan's bondage, Bound in sin's degrading chains! On the face of all the earth! Light of them that sit in darkness! Rise and shine, thy blessing bring : Light, to lighten all the Gentiles ! Let all kings and nations come. May the heathen, now adoring Let thy glory, Fill the earth as floods the sea. Thou, to whom all power is given, Speak the word; at thy command, Let the company of preachers, Spread thy name from land to land: Lord! be with them, 123 DEPARTURE OF A MISSIONARY. "I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings." W ISAIAH xli. 27. ITH all thy pow'r, O Lord, defend, Him whom we now to Thee commend; Thy faithful servant, Lord, secure, And make him to the end endure. Help him by thy sufficient grace, And Jesu's name to Israel bear. Protect him from each deadly snare, With holy zeal his heart inspire; Thus shall thine Israel's long lost sheep 124 DEATH OF A SCHOOLFELLOW. "Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me."-2 SAMUEL Xii. 23. EATH has been here, and borne away DE A brother from our side; Just in the morning of his day, Perhaps our time may be as short; O Lord impress the solemn thought, We cannot tell who next may fall All needful strength is Thine to give ; And make us fit to die. 125 DEATH OF A HEBREW CHILD. "In him there is found some good thing towards the Lord God of Israel."-1 KINGS XIV. 13. APPY the children who are gone HA To live with Jesus Christ in peace; Who stand around His glorious throne, Redeem'd by blood, and sav'd by grace. The Saviour, whom they loved below, There to their golden harps they sing, While tens of thousands join their songs, Hosannas to th' immortal King, To whom immortal praise belongs. O gracious Saviour! when shall we And sing thy mercies all divine! 126 ANNIVERSARY HYMN. "And they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again."-ZECHARIAH X. 9. SPAR'D to another year, O Lord, Once more we meet within this place; We come to tell thy praise abroad, O may a sense that thou art nigh, Our hearts with holy awe inspire: Check the vain thought, the wand'ring eye, And banish every wrong desire. And whilst, with mingled love and fear, We in thy service bear our part; Give us, O Lord, the hearing ear, Give us the understanding heart. M |