281 Zion. 8s, 7s, 4. THOMAS HASTINGS. the moun-tain-top ap-pear-ing, Lo! the sa-cred her-ald stands, 1. {Welcome news to Zi- on bear-ing-Zi- on, long in hos-tile lands; Mourning captive! God Himself will loose thy bands; Mourning captive! God Himself will loose thy bands. A-MEN. 282 Missionary Hymn. 7s, 6s. D. LOWELL MASON. 1. From Greenland's icy mountains, From India's coral strand, Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down their golden sand; From many an ancient river, From many a palm-y plain, They call us to deliv er Their land from error's chain. A-MEN. 283 Lux Benigna. 10s, 4s, 10s. JOHN B. DYKES. 1. Lead, kindly Light, a-mid th' encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on: The night is dark, and I am far from home; Lead Thou me on! Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The dis-tant scene; one step enough for me. A-MEN. 2 I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou I loved to choose and see my path; but now I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, 3 So long Thy power hath blessed me, sure it still O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till And with the morn those angel faces smile Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile. John H. Newman. Tune:-MISSIONARY HYMN. 2 Shall we, whose souls are lighted With wisdom from on high, Shall we, to men benighted, The joyful sound proclaim, Has learned Messiah's name. 3 Waft, waft, ye winds, His story, It spreads from pole to pole; Reginald Heber. |