And more that energy afford, A Saviour's death alone can give. Nor let thy spreading gospel rest, Till through the world thy truth has run, Till with this bread all men be blest Who see the light or feel the sun! 527. (397.) C. M. 1 PITY the nations, O our God! 2 We long to see thy churches full, May, with one voice, and heart, and soul, KINGDOM AND CHURCH OF CHRIST. 528. 1. GENERAL AND MISSIONARY HYMNS. (175.) L. M. •Effusion of the Spirit on the day of 1 GR Pentecost. REAT was the day, the joy was great, What gifts, what miracles he gave! 8 Nations, the learned and the rude, 4 Come the great day, the glorious hour, (177.) L. M. 529. The kingdom of Christ shall cover J earth. JESUS shall reign, where'er the sun Does his successive journies run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shor Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 l'eople and realms of ev'ry tongue Dwell on his love with grateful song; And with united hearts proclaim, That grace and truth by Jesus came. 3 Blessings abound where 'er he reigns; The pris'ner leaps to loose his chains; The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 4 Where he displays his healing pow'r, The sting of death is known no more: In him the sons of Adam boast More blessings than their father lost. Rev. xiv. 2, S. HARK! the song of Jubilee, Loud as mighty thunders roar, Or the fulness of the sea, When it breaks upon the shore:- Hallelujah! for the Lord, God omnipotent, shall reign; Hallelujah! let the word Echo round the earth and main. Hallelujah! hark! the sound, From the depth unto the skies, Wakes above, beneath, around, All creation's harmonies: See Jehovah's banner furl'd, Sheath'd his sword: he speaks 'tis done; And the kingdoms of this world Are the kingdoms of his Son. 8 He shall reign from pole to pole He shall reign, when like a scroll L. M. 531. The Universal Reign of Christ. Rev, 1 HA xi. 15. and xiv. 3. ARK! what triumphant strains are these, Which echo through the vault of heaven? "To Jesus once on Calvary slain, The kingdoms of the earth are given." 2 Hark! the new song before the throne, praise. 3 They worship our exalted Lord, The wonders of his dying love. 5 From every kindred, every tongue, From barbarous nations long unknown, From polish'd Greeks and Scythians rude, A countless host surround the throne. 6 In robes of spotless white array'd, And palms of victory in their hand, With holy wonder and delight, (180.) C. M. 532. Desire for the spread of the gospel. GREAT God! the nations of the earth Are by creation thine; 2 But, Lord, thy greater love has sent grace 3 Lord! when shall these glad tidings spread 4 O when shall Afric's sable sons 5 When shall th' untutor'd heathen tribes, 6 Haste, sov'reign mercy, and transform Soften the tiger to a lamb, The vulture to a dove. Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt And build, on sin's demolish'd throne, P. M. 533. Ps. Ixxxvii. 3. Isa. xxxiii. 20, 21. 1 GLORIOUS things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God; He, whose word cannot be broken, What can shake thy sure repose? Round each habitation hov'ring, Showing that the Lord is near: Which he gives them when they pray 534. P. M. 1 REJOICE, the Saviour reigns 2 He breaks the pris'ners chains, The baffled prince of hell |