580.L. M.Aikin.In Time of War.1While sounds of war are heard around,And death and ruin strew the ground,To Thee we look, on Thee we call,The Parent and the Lord of all.2Thou, who hast stamped on human kindThe image of a heaven-born mind,And in a Father’s wide embraceHast cherished all the kindred race;3Great God! whose powerful hand can bindThe raging waves, the furious wind,O bid the human tempest cease,And hush the maddening world to peace.4With reverence may each hostile landHear and obey that high command,Thy Son’s blest errand from above—“My children, live in mutual love!”581.7s. M.Mrs. Follen.Prayer for the Slave.1Lord! deliver; Thou canst save;Save from evil, Mighty God!Hear—oh! hear the kneeling slave;Break—oh! break th’ oppressor’s rod.2May the captive’s pleading fillAll the earth, and all the sky;Every other voice be still,While he pleads with God on high.3He, whose ear is everywhere,Who doth silent sorrow see,Will regard the captive’s prayer,Will from bondage set him free.4From the tyranny within,Save Thy children, Lord! we pray;Chains of iron, chains of sin,Cast, forever cast away.5Love to man, and love to God,Are the weapons of our war;These can break th’ oppressor’s rod—Burst the bonds that we abhor.582.12s. M.Whittier.Freedom.1May freedom speed onward, wherever the bloodOf the wronged and the guiltless is crying to God;Wherever from kindred, torn rudely apart,Comes the sorrowful wail of the broken of heart.2Wherever the shackles of tyranny bindIn silence and darkness the God-given mind,There, Lord, speed it onward! the truth shall be felt,The bonds shall be loosened, the iron will melt.3Help us turn from the cavil of creeds, to uniteOnce again for the poor, in defence of the Right,Unappalled by the danger, the shame, or the pain,And counting each trial for Truth as our gain.583.P.M.Anonymous.Daughter of Zion.1Daughter of Zion, awake from thy sadness!Awake! for thy foes shall oppress thee no more;Bright o’er thy hills dawns the day-star of gladness,Arise! for the night of thy sorrow is o’er.2Strong were thy foes, but the arm that subdued themAnd scattered their legions, was mightier far;They fled like the chaff from the scourge that pursued them;Vain were their steeds and their chariots of war.3Daughter of Zion, the power that hath saved theeExtolled with the harp and the timbrel should be;Shout! for the foe is destroyed that enslaved thee;Th’ oppressor is vanquished, and Zion is free.584.S. M.Johns.The Kingdom of Love.1Come, kingdom of our God,Sweet reign of light and love!Shed peace, and hope, and joy abroad,And wisdom from above.2Over our spirits firstExtend thy healing reign;There raise and quench the sacred thirst,That never pains again.3Come, kingdom of our God!And make the broad earth thine;Stretch o’er her lands and isles the rodThat flowers with grace divine.4Soon may all tribes be blestWith fruit from life’s glad tree;And in its shade like brothers rest,Sons of one family.585.C. M.Montgomery.Unity.1The glorious universe around,The heavens with all their train,Sun, moon and stars, are firmly boundIn one mysterious chain.2The earth, the ocean, and the sky,To form one world agree;Where all that walk, or swim, or fly,Compose one family.3God in creation thus displaysHis wisdom and His might;While all His works with all His waysHarmoniously unite.4In one fraternal bond of love,One fellowship of mind,The saints below and saints aboveTheir bliss and glory find.5Here, in their house of pilgrimage,Thy statutes are their song;There, through one bright, eternal age,Thy praises they prolong.6Lord, may our union form a partOf that thrice happy whole;Derive its pulse from Thee the heart,Its life from Thee the soul.586.P. M.Anonymous.Peace Everywhere.1Nature hath seasons of repose;Her slumbering clouds and quiet sky;And many a bright-faced stream that flowsForever noiselessly.2The stormy winds are hushed to rest,And hang self-poised upon their wings;And nursed on mother nature’s breast,Flowers lie like sleeping things.3The ocean, that in mountains ran,Spreads boundlessly without a wave;And is it only said of man,His peace is in the grave?4Oh! for the coming of the end,The last long Sabbath-day of time,When peace from heaven shall descend,Like light, on every clime.5For men in ships far off at seaShall hear the happy nations raiseThe song of peace and liberty,And overflowing praise.6Mankind shall be one brotherhood;One human soul shall fill the earth,And God shall say, “The world is goodAs when I gave it birth.”587.L. M.Montgomery.The Kingdom of God.1O Spirit of the living God,In all Thy plenitude of grace,Where’er the foot of man hath trod,Descend on our benighted race!2Be darkness, at Thy coming, light;Confusion, order, in Thy path;Souls without strength inspire with might;Bid mercy triumph over wrath.3O spirit of the Lord! prepareAll the round earth her God to meet;Breathe Thou abroad like morning air,Till hearts of stone begin to beat.4Baptize the nations; far and nighThe triumphs of the cross record;Thy name, O Father, glorify,Till every people call Thee Lord.588.C. M.A. C. Coxe.The Church Everlasting.1O where are kings and empires nowOf old that went and came?But Holy Church is praying yet,A thousand years the same.Mark ye her holy battlements,And her foundations strong;And hear within, her solemn voice,And her unending song.2For not like kingdoms of the worldThe Holy Church of God!Though earthquake shocks are rocking her,And tempests are abroad;Unshaken as eternal hills,Unmovable she stands,—A mountain that shall fill the earth,A fane unbuilt by hands.589.C. M.Sp. of Psalms.The Day-Spring From on High.1Thy servants in the temple watchedThe dawning of the day,Impatient with its earliest beamsTheir holy vows to pay;And chosen saints far off beheldThat great and glorious morn,When the glad day-spring from on highAuspiciously should dawn.2On us the Sun of RighteousnessIts brightest beams hath poured;With grateful hearts and holy zeal,Lord, be Thy love adored;And let us look with joyful hopeTo that more glorious day,Before whose brightness sin and death,And grief, shall flee away.590.S. M.Doddridge.The Pilgrim’s Hymn.1Now let our voices join,To form one pleasant song:Ye pilgrims in God’s holy way,With music pass along!2How straight the path appears,How open and how fair!No lurking snares to entrap our feet,No fierce destroyer there!3But flowers of paradiseIn rich profusion spring;The sun of hope shines on our path,And dear companions sing.4All glory to His name,Who drew the shining trace;To Him who leads the wanderers on,And cheers them with His grace.5Subdue the nations, Lord!Teach all their kings Thy ways;That earth’s full choir the notes may swell,And heaven resound the praise.591.7 & 5s. M.Anonymous.The Angel of the Lord.1Onward speed thy conquering flight,Angel, onward speed!Cast abroad thy radiant light,Bid the shades recede;Tread the idols in the dust,Heathen fanes destroy,Spread the gospel’s love and trust,Spread the gospel’s joy.2Onward speed thy conquering flight,Angel, onward fly!Long has been the reign of night,Bring the morning nigh.Unto thee earth’s sufferers liftTheir imploring wail;Bear them heaven’s holy giftEre their courage fail.3Onward speed thy conquering flight,Angel, onward speed!Morning bursts upon our sight,Lo, the time decreed!Now the Lord His kingdom takes,Thrones and empires fall,And the joyous song awakes,God is all in all.592.S. M.*The Reformer’s Vow.1God of the earnest heart,The trust assured and still,Thou who our strength forever art,—We come to do Thy will!2Upon that painful roadBy saints serenely trod,Whereon their hallowing influence flowed,Would we go forth, O God!3’Gainst doubt and shame and fearIn human hearts to strive,That all may learn to love and bear,To conquer self, and live;4To draw Thy blessing down,And bring the wronged redress,And give this glorious world its crown,The spirit’s Godlikeness.5No dreams from toil to charm,No trembling on the tongue;—Lord, in Thy rest may we be calm,Through Thy completeness, strong!6Thou hearest while we pray;O deep within us write,With kindling power, our God, to-day,Thy word,—“On earth be light!”593.L. M.Anonymous.Be Strong, Fear Not.1Prisoners of hope! be strong, be bold;Cast off your doubts, disdain to fear!The day which prophets have foretold,And saints have longed for, draweth near:Our God shall in His kingdom come;Prepare your hearts to make Him room!2O ye of fearful hearts, be strong!Your downcast eyes and hands lift up;Doubt not, nor cry “O God, how long?”Hope to the end, in patience hope!O never from your faith remove;Ye cannot fail, for God is love!3Lord, we have faith; we wait the hourWhich to the earth Thy kingdom brings;When Thou, in love, and joy, and power,Shalt come and make us priests and kings:When man shall be indeed Thy son,And Thy pure will on earth be done.594.C. M.Anonymous.He Maketh All Things New.1Almighty Spirit, now beholdA world by sin destroyed!Creative spirit, as of oldMove on the formless void!2Give Thou the word—the healing soundShall quell the deadly strife,And earth again, like Eden crowned,Bring forth the tree of life.3If sang the morning stars for joyWhen nature rose to view,What strains shall angel harps employ,When Thou shalt all renew!595.C. M.Anonymous.The Morning.1We wait in faith, in prayer we wait,Until the happy hourWhen God shall ope the morning gate,By His almighty power.2We wait in faith, and turn our faceTo where the day-light springs;Till He shall come earth’s gloom to chase,With healing on His wings.3And even now, amid the gray,The East is brightening fast,And kindling to that perfect dayWhich never shall be past.4We wait in faith, we wait in prayer,Till that blest day shall shine,When earth shall fruits of Eden bear,And all, O God, be Thine!5O, guide us till our night is done!Until, from shore to shore,Thou, Lord, our everlasting sun,Art shining evermore!596.7 & 6s. M.Montgomery.Lo! He Cometh.1God comes, with succor speedy,To those who suffer wrong;To help the poor and needy,And bid the weak be strong;He comes to break oppression,And set the captive free,To take away transgression,And rule in equity.2He shall come down, as showersUpon the thirsty earth;And joy and hope, like flowers,Spring in His path to birth.Before Him, on the mountains,Shall Peace, the herald, go,And Righteousness, in fountains,From hill to valley flow.3To Him shall prayer unceasing,And daily vows, ascend;His kingdom still increasing,A kingdom without end.The tide of time shall neverHis covenant remove;His name shall stand forever;His great, best name of Love.597.C. M.Doddridge.The Holy Way.1Sing, ye redeemed of the Lord,Your great deliverer sing;Pilgrims, for Zion’s city bound,Be joyful in your King.2See the fair way His hand hath raised,How holy and how plain!Nor shall the simplest travellers err,Nor ask the trace in vain.3No ravening lion shall destroy,Nor lurking serpent wound;Pleasure and safety, peace and praise,Through all the path are found.4A hand divine shall lead you onThrough all the blissful road,Till to the sacred mount you rise,And see your smiling God.5There, garlands of immortal joyShall bloom on every head;While sorrow, sighing, and distress,Like shadows all are fled.598.7s. M.Anonymous.The Prophet’s Vision.1Faint the earth, and parched with drought,Make the waters, Lord, gush out!Streams of love our thirst to bless,Starting in the wilderness.Long we wait Thy peace to know:Father, bid the waters flow,Make the thirsty land a pool,Make man’s suffering spirit whole.2Hark! the wastes have found a voice;Loneliest deserts now rejoice,When the Lord His presence shows,Lo, they blossom like the rose;See! this barren earth of oursBuds and puts forth fruits and flowers,Flowers of Eden, fruits of peace,Love and Joy and Righteousness!599.L. M.*J. Wesley.Thy Will Be Done on Earth as in Heaven.1Spirit of peace and love and power,Fountain of life and light below,Abroad Thy healing influence shower,O’er all the nations let it flow.Inspire our hearts with perfect love;In all the work of faith fulfil;So not heaven’s host shall swifter move,Than we on earth, to do Thy will.2Father, ’tis Thine each day to yieldThy children’s wants a fresh supply;Thou clothest the lilies of the field,And hearest the young ravens cry.To Thee we pray; for all must liveBy Thee, who knowest their every need—Pray for the world, that Thou wilt giveAll human hearts Thy living bread.3In faith we wait and long and pray,To see that time, by prophets told,When nations, new-born into day,Shall be ingathered to Thy fold.We cannot doubt Thy gracious will,Thou mighty, merciful and just!And Thou wilt speedily fulfilThe word in which Thy servants trust.600.C. M.Breviary.Brightening Unto the Perfect Day.1Gone is the hollow, murky night,With all its shadows dun;O shine upon us, heavenly light,As on the earth the sun!2Pour on our hearts Thy heavenly beam,In radiance sublime!Retire before that ray supreme,Ye sins of elder time!3Lo, on the morn that now is hereNo night shall ever fall;But faith shall burn, undimmed and clear,Till God be all in all.4This is the dawn of infant faith;The day will follow soon,When hope shall breathe with freer breath,And morn be lost in noon;5For to the seed that’s sown to-dayA harvest time is given,When charity with faith to stay,Shall make on earth a heaven.
580.L. M.Aikin.In Time of War.1While sounds of war are heard around,And death and ruin strew the ground,To Thee we look, on Thee we call,The Parent and the Lord of all.2Thou, who hast stamped on human kindThe image of a heaven-born mind,And in a Father’s wide embraceHast cherished all the kindred race;3Great God! whose powerful hand can bindThe raging waves, the furious wind,O bid the human tempest cease,And hush the maddening world to peace.4With reverence may each hostile landHear and obey that high command,Thy Son’s blest errand from above—“My children, live in mutual love!”
L. M.
Aikin.
1While sounds of war are heard around,And death and ruin strew the ground,To Thee we look, on Thee we call,The Parent and the Lord of all.
1While sounds of war are heard around,
And death and ruin strew the ground,
To Thee we look, on Thee we call,
The Parent and the Lord of all.
2Thou, who hast stamped on human kindThe image of a heaven-born mind,And in a Father’s wide embraceHast cherished all the kindred race;
2Thou, who hast stamped on human kind
The image of a heaven-born mind,
And in a Father’s wide embrace
Hast cherished all the kindred race;
3Great God! whose powerful hand can bindThe raging waves, the furious wind,O bid the human tempest cease,And hush the maddening world to peace.
3Great God! whose powerful hand can bind
The raging waves, the furious wind,
O bid the human tempest cease,
And hush the maddening world to peace.
4With reverence may each hostile landHear and obey that high command,Thy Son’s blest errand from above—“My children, live in mutual love!”
4With reverence may each hostile land
Hear and obey that high command,
Thy Son’s blest errand from above—
“My children, live in mutual love!”
581.7s. M.Mrs. Follen.Prayer for the Slave.1Lord! deliver; Thou canst save;Save from evil, Mighty God!Hear—oh! hear the kneeling slave;Break—oh! break th’ oppressor’s rod.2May the captive’s pleading fillAll the earth, and all the sky;Every other voice be still,While he pleads with God on high.3He, whose ear is everywhere,Who doth silent sorrow see,Will regard the captive’s prayer,Will from bondage set him free.4From the tyranny within,Save Thy children, Lord! we pray;Chains of iron, chains of sin,Cast, forever cast away.5Love to man, and love to God,Are the weapons of our war;These can break th’ oppressor’s rod—Burst the bonds that we abhor.
7s. M.
Mrs. Follen.
1Lord! deliver; Thou canst save;Save from evil, Mighty God!Hear—oh! hear the kneeling slave;Break—oh! break th’ oppressor’s rod.
1Lord! deliver; Thou canst save;
Save from evil, Mighty God!
Hear—oh! hear the kneeling slave;
Break—oh! break th’ oppressor’s rod.
2May the captive’s pleading fillAll the earth, and all the sky;Every other voice be still,While he pleads with God on high.
2May the captive’s pleading fill
All the earth, and all the sky;
Every other voice be still,
While he pleads with God on high.
3He, whose ear is everywhere,Who doth silent sorrow see,Will regard the captive’s prayer,Will from bondage set him free.
3He, whose ear is everywhere,
Who doth silent sorrow see,
Will regard the captive’s prayer,
Will from bondage set him free.
4From the tyranny within,Save Thy children, Lord! we pray;Chains of iron, chains of sin,Cast, forever cast away.
4From the tyranny within,
Save Thy children, Lord! we pray;
Chains of iron, chains of sin,
Cast, forever cast away.
5Love to man, and love to God,Are the weapons of our war;These can break th’ oppressor’s rod—Burst the bonds that we abhor.
5Love to man, and love to God,
Are the weapons of our war;
These can break th’ oppressor’s rod—
Burst the bonds that we abhor.
582.12s. M.Whittier.Freedom.1May freedom speed onward, wherever the bloodOf the wronged and the guiltless is crying to God;Wherever from kindred, torn rudely apart,Comes the sorrowful wail of the broken of heart.2Wherever the shackles of tyranny bindIn silence and darkness the God-given mind,There, Lord, speed it onward! the truth shall be felt,The bonds shall be loosened, the iron will melt.3Help us turn from the cavil of creeds, to uniteOnce again for the poor, in defence of the Right,Unappalled by the danger, the shame, or the pain,And counting each trial for Truth as our gain.
12s. M.
Whittier.
1May freedom speed onward, wherever the bloodOf the wronged and the guiltless is crying to God;Wherever from kindred, torn rudely apart,Comes the sorrowful wail of the broken of heart.
1May freedom speed onward, wherever the blood
Of the wronged and the guiltless is crying to God;
Wherever from kindred, torn rudely apart,
Comes the sorrowful wail of the broken of heart.
2Wherever the shackles of tyranny bindIn silence and darkness the God-given mind,There, Lord, speed it onward! the truth shall be felt,The bonds shall be loosened, the iron will melt.
2Wherever the shackles of tyranny bind
In silence and darkness the God-given mind,
There, Lord, speed it onward! the truth shall be felt,
The bonds shall be loosened, the iron will melt.
3Help us turn from the cavil of creeds, to uniteOnce again for the poor, in defence of the Right,Unappalled by the danger, the shame, or the pain,And counting each trial for Truth as our gain.
3Help us turn from the cavil of creeds, to unite
Once again for the poor, in defence of the Right,
Unappalled by the danger, the shame, or the pain,
And counting each trial for Truth as our gain.
583.P.M.Anonymous.Daughter of Zion.1Daughter of Zion, awake from thy sadness!Awake! for thy foes shall oppress thee no more;Bright o’er thy hills dawns the day-star of gladness,Arise! for the night of thy sorrow is o’er.2Strong were thy foes, but the arm that subdued themAnd scattered their legions, was mightier far;They fled like the chaff from the scourge that pursued them;Vain were their steeds and their chariots of war.3Daughter of Zion, the power that hath saved theeExtolled with the harp and the timbrel should be;Shout! for the foe is destroyed that enslaved thee;Th’ oppressor is vanquished, and Zion is free.
P.M.
Anonymous.
1Daughter of Zion, awake from thy sadness!Awake! for thy foes shall oppress thee no more;Bright o’er thy hills dawns the day-star of gladness,Arise! for the night of thy sorrow is o’er.
1Daughter of Zion, awake from thy sadness!
Awake! for thy foes shall oppress thee no more;
Bright o’er thy hills dawns the day-star of gladness,
Arise! for the night of thy sorrow is o’er.
2Strong were thy foes, but the arm that subdued themAnd scattered their legions, was mightier far;They fled like the chaff from the scourge that pursued them;Vain were their steeds and their chariots of war.
2Strong were thy foes, but the arm that subdued them
And scattered their legions, was mightier far;
They fled like the chaff from the scourge that pursued them;
Vain were their steeds and their chariots of war.
3Daughter of Zion, the power that hath saved theeExtolled with the harp and the timbrel should be;Shout! for the foe is destroyed that enslaved thee;Th’ oppressor is vanquished, and Zion is free.
3Daughter of Zion, the power that hath saved thee
Extolled with the harp and the timbrel should be;
Shout! for the foe is destroyed that enslaved thee;
Th’ oppressor is vanquished, and Zion is free.
584.S. M.Johns.The Kingdom of Love.1Come, kingdom of our God,Sweet reign of light and love!Shed peace, and hope, and joy abroad,And wisdom from above.2Over our spirits firstExtend thy healing reign;There raise and quench the sacred thirst,That never pains again.3Come, kingdom of our God!And make the broad earth thine;Stretch o’er her lands and isles the rodThat flowers with grace divine.4Soon may all tribes be blestWith fruit from life’s glad tree;And in its shade like brothers rest,Sons of one family.
S. M.
Johns.
1Come, kingdom of our God,Sweet reign of light and love!Shed peace, and hope, and joy abroad,And wisdom from above.
1Come, kingdom of our God,
Sweet reign of light and love!
Shed peace, and hope, and joy abroad,
And wisdom from above.
2Over our spirits firstExtend thy healing reign;There raise and quench the sacred thirst,That never pains again.
2Over our spirits first
Extend thy healing reign;
There raise and quench the sacred thirst,
That never pains again.
3Come, kingdom of our God!And make the broad earth thine;Stretch o’er her lands and isles the rodThat flowers with grace divine.
3Come, kingdom of our God!
And make the broad earth thine;
Stretch o’er her lands and isles the rod
That flowers with grace divine.
4Soon may all tribes be blestWith fruit from life’s glad tree;And in its shade like brothers rest,Sons of one family.
4Soon may all tribes be blest
With fruit from life’s glad tree;
And in its shade like brothers rest,
Sons of one family.
585.C. M.Montgomery.Unity.1The glorious universe around,The heavens with all their train,Sun, moon and stars, are firmly boundIn one mysterious chain.2The earth, the ocean, and the sky,To form one world agree;Where all that walk, or swim, or fly,Compose one family.3God in creation thus displaysHis wisdom and His might;While all His works with all His waysHarmoniously unite.4In one fraternal bond of love,One fellowship of mind,The saints below and saints aboveTheir bliss and glory find.5Here, in their house of pilgrimage,Thy statutes are their song;There, through one bright, eternal age,Thy praises they prolong.6Lord, may our union form a partOf that thrice happy whole;Derive its pulse from Thee the heart,Its life from Thee the soul.
C. M.
Montgomery.
1The glorious universe around,The heavens with all their train,Sun, moon and stars, are firmly boundIn one mysterious chain.
1The glorious universe around,
The heavens with all their train,
Sun, moon and stars, are firmly bound
In one mysterious chain.
2The earth, the ocean, and the sky,To form one world agree;Where all that walk, or swim, or fly,Compose one family.
2The earth, the ocean, and the sky,
To form one world agree;
Where all that walk, or swim, or fly,
Compose one family.
3God in creation thus displaysHis wisdom and His might;While all His works with all His waysHarmoniously unite.
3God in creation thus displays
His wisdom and His might;
While all His works with all His ways
Harmoniously unite.
4In one fraternal bond of love,One fellowship of mind,The saints below and saints aboveTheir bliss and glory find.
4In one fraternal bond of love,
One fellowship of mind,
The saints below and saints above
Their bliss and glory find.
5Here, in their house of pilgrimage,Thy statutes are their song;There, through one bright, eternal age,Thy praises they prolong.
5Here, in their house of pilgrimage,
Thy statutes are their song;
There, through one bright, eternal age,
Thy praises they prolong.
6Lord, may our union form a partOf that thrice happy whole;Derive its pulse from Thee the heart,Its life from Thee the soul.
6Lord, may our union form a part
Of that thrice happy whole;
Derive its pulse from Thee the heart,
Its life from Thee the soul.
586.P. M.Anonymous.Peace Everywhere.1Nature hath seasons of repose;Her slumbering clouds and quiet sky;And many a bright-faced stream that flowsForever noiselessly.2The stormy winds are hushed to rest,And hang self-poised upon their wings;And nursed on mother nature’s breast,Flowers lie like sleeping things.3The ocean, that in mountains ran,Spreads boundlessly without a wave;And is it only said of man,His peace is in the grave?4Oh! for the coming of the end,The last long Sabbath-day of time,When peace from heaven shall descend,Like light, on every clime.5For men in ships far off at seaShall hear the happy nations raiseThe song of peace and liberty,And overflowing praise.6Mankind shall be one brotherhood;One human soul shall fill the earth,And God shall say, “The world is goodAs when I gave it birth.”
P. M.
Anonymous.
1Nature hath seasons of repose;Her slumbering clouds and quiet sky;And many a bright-faced stream that flowsForever noiselessly.
1Nature hath seasons of repose;
Her slumbering clouds and quiet sky;
And many a bright-faced stream that flows
Forever noiselessly.
2The stormy winds are hushed to rest,And hang self-poised upon their wings;And nursed on mother nature’s breast,Flowers lie like sleeping things.
2The stormy winds are hushed to rest,
And hang self-poised upon their wings;
And nursed on mother nature’s breast,
Flowers lie like sleeping things.
3The ocean, that in mountains ran,Spreads boundlessly without a wave;And is it only said of man,His peace is in the grave?
3The ocean, that in mountains ran,
Spreads boundlessly without a wave;
And is it only said of man,
His peace is in the grave?
4Oh! for the coming of the end,The last long Sabbath-day of time,When peace from heaven shall descend,Like light, on every clime.
4Oh! for the coming of the end,
The last long Sabbath-day of time,
When peace from heaven shall descend,
Like light, on every clime.
5For men in ships far off at seaShall hear the happy nations raiseThe song of peace and liberty,And overflowing praise.
5For men in ships far off at sea
Shall hear the happy nations raise
The song of peace and liberty,
And overflowing praise.
6Mankind shall be one brotherhood;One human soul shall fill the earth,And God shall say, “The world is goodAs when I gave it birth.”
6Mankind shall be one brotherhood;
One human soul shall fill the earth,
And God shall say, “The world is good
As when I gave it birth.”
587.L. M.Montgomery.The Kingdom of God.1O Spirit of the living God,In all Thy plenitude of grace,Where’er the foot of man hath trod,Descend on our benighted race!2Be darkness, at Thy coming, light;Confusion, order, in Thy path;Souls without strength inspire with might;Bid mercy triumph over wrath.3O spirit of the Lord! prepareAll the round earth her God to meet;Breathe Thou abroad like morning air,Till hearts of stone begin to beat.4Baptize the nations; far and nighThe triumphs of the cross record;Thy name, O Father, glorify,Till every people call Thee Lord.
L. M.
Montgomery.
1O Spirit of the living God,In all Thy plenitude of grace,Where’er the foot of man hath trod,Descend on our benighted race!
1O Spirit of the living God,
In all Thy plenitude of grace,
Where’er the foot of man hath trod,
Descend on our benighted race!
2Be darkness, at Thy coming, light;Confusion, order, in Thy path;Souls without strength inspire with might;Bid mercy triumph over wrath.
2Be darkness, at Thy coming, light;
Confusion, order, in Thy path;
Souls without strength inspire with might;
Bid mercy triumph over wrath.
3O spirit of the Lord! prepareAll the round earth her God to meet;Breathe Thou abroad like morning air,Till hearts of stone begin to beat.
3O spirit of the Lord! prepare
All the round earth her God to meet;
Breathe Thou abroad like morning air,
Till hearts of stone begin to beat.
4Baptize the nations; far and nighThe triumphs of the cross record;Thy name, O Father, glorify,Till every people call Thee Lord.
4Baptize the nations; far and nigh
The triumphs of the cross record;
Thy name, O Father, glorify,
Till every people call Thee Lord.
588.C. M.A. C. Coxe.The Church Everlasting.1O where are kings and empires nowOf old that went and came?But Holy Church is praying yet,A thousand years the same.Mark ye her holy battlements,And her foundations strong;And hear within, her solemn voice,And her unending song.2For not like kingdoms of the worldThe Holy Church of God!Though earthquake shocks are rocking her,And tempests are abroad;Unshaken as eternal hills,Unmovable she stands,—A mountain that shall fill the earth,A fane unbuilt by hands.
C. M.
A. C. Coxe.
1O where are kings and empires nowOf old that went and came?But Holy Church is praying yet,A thousand years the same.Mark ye her holy battlements,And her foundations strong;And hear within, her solemn voice,And her unending song.
1O where are kings and empires now
Of old that went and came?
But Holy Church is praying yet,
A thousand years the same.
Mark ye her holy battlements,
And her foundations strong;
And hear within, her solemn voice,
And her unending song.
2For not like kingdoms of the worldThe Holy Church of God!Though earthquake shocks are rocking her,And tempests are abroad;Unshaken as eternal hills,Unmovable she stands,—A mountain that shall fill the earth,A fane unbuilt by hands.
2For not like kingdoms of the world
The Holy Church of God!
Though earthquake shocks are rocking her,
And tempests are abroad;
Unshaken as eternal hills,
Unmovable she stands,—
A mountain that shall fill the earth,
A fane unbuilt by hands.
589.C. M.Sp. of Psalms.The Day-Spring From on High.1Thy servants in the temple watchedThe dawning of the day,Impatient with its earliest beamsTheir holy vows to pay;And chosen saints far off beheldThat great and glorious morn,When the glad day-spring from on highAuspiciously should dawn.2On us the Sun of RighteousnessIts brightest beams hath poured;With grateful hearts and holy zeal,Lord, be Thy love adored;And let us look with joyful hopeTo that more glorious day,Before whose brightness sin and death,And grief, shall flee away.
C. M.
Sp. of Psalms.
1Thy servants in the temple watchedThe dawning of the day,Impatient with its earliest beamsTheir holy vows to pay;And chosen saints far off beheldThat great and glorious morn,When the glad day-spring from on highAuspiciously should dawn.
1Thy servants in the temple watched
The dawning of the day,
Impatient with its earliest beams
Their holy vows to pay;
And chosen saints far off beheld
That great and glorious morn,
When the glad day-spring from on high
Auspiciously should dawn.
2On us the Sun of RighteousnessIts brightest beams hath poured;With grateful hearts and holy zeal,Lord, be Thy love adored;And let us look with joyful hopeTo that more glorious day,Before whose brightness sin and death,And grief, shall flee away.
2On us the Sun of Righteousness
Its brightest beams hath poured;
With grateful hearts and holy zeal,
Lord, be Thy love adored;
And let us look with joyful hope
To that more glorious day,
Before whose brightness sin and death,
And grief, shall flee away.
590.S. M.Doddridge.The Pilgrim’s Hymn.1Now let our voices join,To form one pleasant song:Ye pilgrims in God’s holy way,With music pass along!2How straight the path appears,How open and how fair!No lurking snares to entrap our feet,No fierce destroyer there!3But flowers of paradiseIn rich profusion spring;The sun of hope shines on our path,And dear companions sing.4All glory to His name,Who drew the shining trace;To Him who leads the wanderers on,And cheers them with His grace.5Subdue the nations, Lord!Teach all their kings Thy ways;That earth’s full choir the notes may swell,And heaven resound the praise.
S. M.
Doddridge.
1Now let our voices join,To form one pleasant song:Ye pilgrims in God’s holy way,With music pass along!
1Now let our voices join,
To form one pleasant song:
Ye pilgrims in God’s holy way,
With music pass along!
2How straight the path appears,How open and how fair!No lurking snares to entrap our feet,No fierce destroyer there!
2How straight the path appears,
How open and how fair!
No lurking snares to entrap our feet,
No fierce destroyer there!
3But flowers of paradiseIn rich profusion spring;The sun of hope shines on our path,And dear companions sing.
3But flowers of paradise
In rich profusion spring;
The sun of hope shines on our path,
And dear companions sing.
4All glory to His name,Who drew the shining trace;To Him who leads the wanderers on,And cheers them with His grace.
4All glory to His name,
Who drew the shining trace;
To Him who leads the wanderers on,
And cheers them with His grace.
5Subdue the nations, Lord!Teach all their kings Thy ways;That earth’s full choir the notes may swell,And heaven resound the praise.
5Subdue the nations, Lord!
Teach all their kings Thy ways;
That earth’s full choir the notes may swell,
And heaven resound the praise.
591.7 & 5s. M.Anonymous.The Angel of the Lord.1Onward speed thy conquering flight,Angel, onward speed!Cast abroad thy radiant light,Bid the shades recede;Tread the idols in the dust,Heathen fanes destroy,Spread the gospel’s love and trust,Spread the gospel’s joy.2Onward speed thy conquering flight,Angel, onward fly!Long has been the reign of night,Bring the morning nigh.Unto thee earth’s sufferers liftTheir imploring wail;Bear them heaven’s holy giftEre their courage fail.3Onward speed thy conquering flight,Angel, onward speed!Morning bursts upon our sight,Lo, the time decreed!Now the Lord His kingdom takes,Thrones and empires fall,And the joyous song awakes,God is all in all.
7 & 5s. M.
Anonymous.
1Onward speed thy conquering flight,Angel, onward speed!Cast abroad thy radiant light,Bid the shades recede;Tread the idols in the dust,Heathen fanes destroy,Spread the gospel’s love and trust,Spread the gospel’s joy.
1Onward speed thy conquering flight,
Angel, onward speed!
Cast abroad thy radiant light,
Bid the shades recede;
Tread the idols in the dust,
Heathen fanes destroy,
Spread the gospel’s love and trust,
Spread the gospel’s joy.
2Onward speed thy conquering flight,Angel, onward fly!Long has been the reign of night,Bring the morning nigh.Unto thee earth’s sufferers liftTheir imploring wail;Bear them heaven’s holy giftEre their courage fail.
2Onward speed thy conquering flight,
Angel, onward fly!
Long has been the reign of night,
Bring the morning nigh.
Unto thee earth’s sufferers lift
Their imploring wail;
Bear them heaven’s holy gift
Ere their courage fail.
3Onward speed thy conquering flight,Angel, onward speed!Morning bursts upon our sight,Lo, the time decreed!Now the Lord His kingdom takes,Thrones and empires fall,And the joyous song awakes,God is all in all.
3Onward speed thy conquering flight,
Angel, onward speed!
Morning bursts upon our sight,
Lo, the time decreed!
Now the Lord His kingdom takes,
Thrones and empires fall,
And the joyous song awakes,
God is all in all.
592.S. M.*The Reformer’s Vow.1God of the earnest heart,The trust assured and still,Thou who our strength forever art,—We come to do Thy will!2Upon that painful roadBy saints serenely trod,Whereon their hallowing influence flowed,Would we go forth, O God!3’Gainst doubt and shame and fearIn human hearts to strive,That all may learn to love and bear,To conquer self, and live;4To draw Thy blessing down,And bring the wronged redress,And give this glorious world its crown,The spirit’s Godlikeness.5No dreams from toil to charm,No trembling on the tongue;—Lord, in Thy rest may we be calm,Through Thy completeness, strong!6Thou hearest while we pray;O deep within us write,With kindling power, our God, to-day,Thy word,—“On earth be light!”
S. M.
*
1God of the earnest heart,The trust assured and still,Thou who our strength forever art,—We come to do Thy will!
1God of the earnest heart,
The trust assured and still,
Thou who our strength forever art,—
We come to do Thy will!
2Upon that painful roadBy saints serenely trod,Whereon their hallowing influence flowed,Would we go forth, O God!
2Upon that painful road
By saints serenely trod,
Whereon their hallowing influence flowed,
Would we go forth, O God!
3’Gainst doubt and shame and fearIn human hearts to strive,That all may learn to love and bear,To conquer self, and live;
3’Gainst doubt and shame and fear
In human hearts to strive,
That all may learn to love and bear,
To conquer self, and live;
4To draw Thy blessing down,And bring the wronged redress,And give this glorious world its crown,The spirit’s Godlikeness.
4To draw Thy blessing down,
And bring the wronged redress,
And give this glorious world its crown,
The spirit’s Godlikeness.
5No dreams from toil to charm,No trembling on the tongue;—Lord, in Thy rest may we be calm,Through Thy completeness, strong!
5No dreams from toil to charm,
No trembling on the tongue;—
Lord, in Thy rest may we be calm,
Through Thy completeness, strong!
6Thou hearest while we pray;O deep within us write,With kindling power, our God, to-day,Thy word,—“On earth be light!”
6Thou hearest while we pray;
O deep within us write,
With kindling power, our God, to-day,
Thy word,—“On earth be light!”
593.L. M.Anonymous.Be Strong, Fear Not.1Prisoners of hope! be strong, be bold;Cast off your doubts, disdain to fear!The day which prophets have foretold,And saints have longed for, draweth near:Our God shall in His kingdom come;Prepare your hearts to make Him room!2O ye of fearful hearts, be strong!Your downcast eyes and hands lift up;Doubt not, nor cry “O God, how long?”Hope to the end, in patience hope!O never from your faith remove;Ye cannot fail, for God is love!3Lord, we have faith; we wait the hourWhich to the earth Thy kingdom brings;When Thou, in love, and joy, and power,Shalt come and make us priests and kings:When man shall be indeed Thy son,And Thy pure will on earth be done.
L. M.
Anonymous.
1Prisoners of hope! be strong, be bold;Cast off your doubts, disdain to fear!The day which prophets have foretold,And saints have longed for, draweth near:Our God shall in His kingdom come;Prepare your hearts to make Him room!
1Prisoners of hope! be strong, be bold;
Cast off your doubts, disdain to fear!
The day which prophets have foretold,
And saints have longed for, draweth near:
Our God shall in His kingdom come;
Prepare your hearts to make Him room!
2O ye of fearful hearts, be strong!Your downcast eyes and hands lift up;Doubt not, nor cry “O God, how long?”Hope to the end, in patience hope!O never from your faith remove;Ye cannot fail, for God is love!
2O ye of fearful hearts, be strong!
Your downcast eyes and hands lift up;
Doubt not, nor cry “O God, how long?”
Hope to the end, in patience hope!
O never from your faith remove;
Ye cannot fail, for God is love!
3Lord, we have faith; we wait the hourWhich to the earth Thy kingdom brings;When Thou, in love, and joy, and power,Shalt come and make us priests and kings:When man shall be indeed Thy son,And Thy pure will on earth be done.
3Lord, we have faith; we wait the hour
Which to the earth Thy kingdom brings;
When Thou, in love, and joy, and power,
Shalt come and make us priests and kings:
When man shall be indeed Thy son,
And Thy pure will on earth be done.
594.C. M.Anonymous.He Maketh All Things New.1Almighty Spirit, now beholdA world by sin destroyed!Creative spirit, as of oldMove on the formless void!2Give Thou the word—the healing soundShall quell the deadly strife,And earth again, like Eden crowned,Bring forth the tree of life.3If sang the morning stars for joyWhen nature rose to view,What strains shall angel harps employ,When Thou shalt all renew!
C. M.
Anonymous.
1Almighty Spirit, now beholdA world by sin destroyed!Creative spirit, as of oldMove on the formless void!
1Almighty Spirit, now behold
A world by sin destroyed!
Creative spirit, as of old
Move on the formless void!
2Give Thou the word—the healing soundShall quell the deadly strife,And earth again, like Eden crowned,Bring forth the tree of life.
2Give Thou the word—the healing sound
Shall quell the deadly strife,
And earth again, like Eden crowned,
Bring forth the tree of life.
3If sang the morning stars for joyWhen nature rose to view,What strains shall angel harps employ,When Thou shalt all renew!
3If sang the morning stars for joy
When nature rose to view,
What strains shall angel harps employ,
When Thou shalt all renew!
595.C. M.Anonymous.The Morning.1We wait in faith, in prayer we wait,Until the happy hourWhen God shall ope the morning gate,By His almighty power.2We wait in faith, and turn our faceTo where the day-light springs;Till He shall come earth’s gloom to chase,With healing on His wings.3And even now, amid the gray,The East is brightening fast,And kindling to that perfect dayWhich never shall be past.4We wait in faith, we wait in prayer,Till that blest day shall shine,When earth shall fruits of Eden bear,And all, O God, be Thine!5O, guide us till our night is done!Until, from shore to shore,Thou, Lord, our everlasting sun,Art shining evermore!
C. M.
Anonymous.
1We wait in faith, in prayer we wait,Until the happy hourWhen God shall ope the morning gate,By His almighty power.
1We wait in faith, in prayer we wait,
Until the happy hour
When God shall ope the morning gate,
By His almighty power.
2We wait in faith, and turn our faceTo where the day-light springs;Till He shall come earth’s gloom to chase,With healing on His wings.
2We wait in faith, and turn our face
To where the day-light springs;
Till He shall come earth’s gloom to chase,
With healing on His wings.
3And even now, amid the gray,The East is brightening fast,And kindling to that perfect dayWhich never shall be past.
3And even now, amid the gray,
The East is brightening fast,
And kindling to that perfect day
Which never shall be past.
4We wait in faith, we wait in prayer,Till that blest day shall shine,When earth shall fruits of Eden bear,And all, O God, be Thine!
4We wait in faith, we wait in prayer,
Till that blest day shall shine,
When earth shall fruits of Eden bear,
And all, O God, be Thine!
5O, guide us till our night is done!Until, from shore to shore,Thou, Lord, our everlasting sun,Art shining evermore!
5O, guide us till our night is done!
Until, from shore to shore,
Thou, Lord, our everlasting sun,
Art shining evermore!
596.7 & 6s. M.Montgomery.Lo! He Cometh.1God comes, with succor speedy,To those who suffer wrong;To help the poor and needy,And bid the weak be strong;He comes to break oppression,And set the captive free,To take away transgression,And rule in equity.2He shall come down, as showersUpon the thirsty earth;And joy and hope, like flowers,Spring in His path to birth.Before Him, on the mountains,Shall Peace, the herald, go,And Righteousness, in fountains,From hill to valley flow.3To Him shall prayer unceasing,And daily vows, ascend;His kingdom still increasing,A kingdom without end.The tide of time shall neverHis covenant remove;His name shall stand forever;His great, best name of Love.
7 & 6s. M.
Montgomery.
1God comes, with succor speedy,To those who suffer wrong;To help the poor and needy,And bid the weak be strong;He comes to break oppression,And set the captive free,To take away transgression,And rule in equity.
1God comes, with succor speedy,
To those who suffer wrong;
To help the poor and needy,
And bid the weak be strong;
He comes to break oppression,
And set the captive free,
To take away transgression,
And rule in equity.
2He shall come down, as showersUpon the thirsty earth;And joy and hope, like flowers,Spring in His path to birth.Before Him, on the mountains,Shall Peace, the herald, go,And Righteousness, in fountains,From hill to valley flow.
2He shall come down, as showers
Upon the thirsty earth;
And joy and hope, like flowers,
Spring in His path to birth.
Before Him, on the mountains,
Shall Peace, the herald, go,
And Righteousness, in fountains,
From hill to valley flow.
3To Him shall prayer unceasing,And daily vows, ascend;His kingdom still increasing,A kingdom without end.The tide of time shall neverHis covenant remove;His name shall stand forever;His great, best name of Love.
3To Him shall prayer unceasing,
And daily vows, ascend;
His kingdom still increasing,
A kingdom without end.
The tide of time shall never
His covenant remove;
His name shall stand forever;
His great, best name of Love.
597.C. M.Doddridge.The Holy Way.1Sing, ye redeemed of the Lord,Your great deliverer sing;Pilgrims, for Zion’s city bound,Be joyful in your King.2See the fair way His hand hath raised,How holy and how plain!Nor shall the simplest travellers err,Nor ask the trace in vain.3No ravening lion shall destroy,Nor lurking serpent wound;Pleasure and safety, peace and praise,Through all the path are found.4A hand divine shall lead you onThrough all the blissful road,Till to the sacred mount you rise,And see your smiling God.5There, garlands of immortal joyShall bloom on every head;While sorrow, sighing, and distress,Like shadows all are fled.
C. M.
Doddridge.
1Sing, ye redeemed of the Lord,Your great deliverer sing;Pilgrims, for Zion’s city bound,Be joyful in your King.
1Sing, ye redeemed of the Lord,
Your great deliverer sing;
Pilgrims, for Zion’s city bound,
Be joyful in your King.
2See the fair way His hand hath raised,How holy and how plain!Nor shall the simplest travellers err,Nor ask the trace in vain.
2See the fair way His hand hath raised,
How holy and how plain!
Nor shall the simplest travellers err,
Nor ask the trace in vain.
3No ravening lion shall destroy,Nor lurking serpent wound;Pleasure and safety, peace and praise,Through all the path are found.
3No ravening lion shall destroy,
Nor lurking serpent wound;
Pleasure and safety, peace and praise,
Through all the path are found.
4A hand divine shall lead you onThrough all the blissful road,Till to the sacred mount you rise,And see your smiling God.
4A hand divine shall lead you on
Through all the blissful road,
Till to the sacred mount you rise,
And see your smiling God.
5There, garlands of immortal joyShall bloom on every head;While sorrow, sighing, and distress,Like shadows all are fled.
5There, garlands of immortal joy
Shall bloom on every head;
While sorrow, sighing, and distress,
Like shadows all are fled.
598.7s. M.Anonymous.The Prophet’s Vision.1Faint the earth, and parched with drought,Make the waters, Lord, gush out!Streams of love our thirst to bless,Starting in the wilderness.Long we wait Thy peace to know:Father, bid the waters flow,Make the thirsty land a pool,Make man’s suffering spirit whole.2Hark! the wastes have found a voice;Loneliest deserts now rejoice,When the Lord His presence shows,Lo, they blossom like the rose;See! this barren earth of oursBuds and puts forth fruits and flowers,Flowers of Eden, fruits of peace,Love and Joy and Righteousness!
7s. M.
Anonymous.
1Faint the earth, and parched with drought,Make the waters, Lord, gush out!Streams of love our thirst to bless,Starting in the wilderness.Long we wait Thy peace to know:Father, bid the waters flow,Make the thirsty land a pool,Make man’s suffering spirit whole.
1Faint the earth, and parched with drought,
Make the waters, Lord, gush out!
Streams of love our thirst to bless,
Starting in the wilderness.
Long we wait Thy peace to know:
Father, bid the waters flow,
Make the thirsty land a pool,
Make man’s suffering spirit whole.
2Hark! the wastes have found a voice;Loneliest deserts now rejoice,When the Lord His presence shows,Lo, they blossom like the rose;See! this barren earth of oursBuds and puts forth fruits and flowers,Flowers of Eden, fruits of peace,Love and Joy and Righteousness!
2Hark! the wastes have found a voice;
Loneliest deserts now rejoice,
When the Lord His presence shows,
Lo, they blossom like the rose;
See! this barren earth of ours
Buds and puts forth fruits and flowers,
Flowers of Eden, fruits of peace,
Love and Joy and Righteousness!
599.L. M.*J. Wesley.Thy Will Be Done on Earth as in Heaven.1Spirit of peace and love and power,Fountain of life and light below,Abroad Thy healing influence shower,O’er all the nations let it flow.Inspire our hearts with perfect love;In all the work of faith fulfil;So not heaven’s host shall swifter move,Than we on earth, to do Thy will.2Father, ’tis Thine each day to yieldThy children’s wants a fresh supply;Thou clothest the lilies of the field,And hearest the young ravens cry.To Thee we pray; for all must liveBy Thee, who knowest their every need—Pray for the world, that Thou wilt giveAll human hearts Thy living bread.3In faith we wait and long and pray,To see that time, by prophets told,When nations, new-born into day,Shall be ingathered to Thy fold.We cannot doubt Thy gracious will,Thou mighty, merciful and just!And Thou wilt speedily fulfilThe word in which Thy servants trust.
L. M.
*J. Wesley.
1Spirit of peace and love and power,Fountain of life and light below,Abroad Thy healing influence shower,O’er all the nations let it flow.Inspire our hearts with perfect love;In all the work of faith fulfil;So not heaven’s host shall swifter move,Than we on earth, to do Thy will.
1Spirit of peace and love and power,
Fountain of life and light below,
Abroad Thy healing influence shower,
O’er all the nations let it flow.
Inspire our hearts with perfect love;
In all the work of faith fulfil;
So not heaven’s host shall swifter move,
Than we on earth, to do Thy will.
2Father, ’tis Thine each day to yieldThy children’s wants a fresh supply;Thou clothest the lilies of the field,And hearest the young ravens cry.To Thee we pray; for all must liveBy Thee, who knowest their every need—Pray for the world, that Thou wilt giveAll human hearts Thy living bread.
2Father, ’tis Thine each day to yield
Thy children’s wants a fresh supply;
Thou clothest the lilies of the field,
And hearest the young ravens cry.
To Thee we pray; for all must live
By Thee, who knowest their every need—
Pray for the world, that Thou wilt give
All human hearts Thy living bread.
3In faith we wait and long and pray,To see that time, by prophets told,When nations, new-born into day,Shall be ingathered to Thy fold.We cannot doubt Thy gracious will,Thou mighty, merciful and just!And Thou wilt speedily fulfilThe word in which Thy servants trust.
3In faith we wait and long and pray,
To see that time, by prophets told,
When nations, new-born into day,
Shall be ingathered to Thy fold.
We cannot doubt Thy gracious will,
Thou mighty, merciful and just!
And Thou wilt speedily fulfil
The word in which Thy servants trust.
600.C. M.Breviary.Brightening Unto the Perfect Day.1Gone is the hollow, murky night,With all its shadows dun;O shine upon us, heavenly light,As on the earth the sun!2Pour on our hearts Thy heavenly beam,In radiance sublime!Retire before that ray supreme,Ye sins of elder time!3Lo, on the morn that now is hereNo night shall ever fall;But faith shall burn, undimmed and clear,Till God be all in all.4This is the dawn of infant faith;The day will follow soon,When hope shall breathe with freer breath,And morn be lost in noon;5For to the seed that’s sown to-dayA harvest time is given,When charity with faith to stay,Shall make on earth a heaven.
C. M.
Breviary.
1Gone is the hollow, murky night,With all its shadows dun;O shine upon us, heavenly light,As on the earth the sun!
1Gone is the hollow, murky night,
With all its shadows dun;
O shine upon us, heavenly light,
As on the earth the sun!
2Pour on our hearts Thy heavenly beam,In radiance sublime!Retire before that ray supreme,Ye sins of elder time!
2Pour on our hearts Thy heavenly beam,
In radiance sublime!
Retire before that ray supreme,
Ye sins of elder time!
3Lo, on the morn that now is hereNo night shall ever fall;But faith shall burn, undimmed and clear,Till God be all in all.
3Lo, on the morn that now is here
No night shall ever fall;
But faith shall burn, undimmed and clear,
Till God be all in all.
4This is the dawn of infant faith;The day will follow soon,When hope shall breathe with freer breath,And morn be lost in noon;
4This is the dawn of infant faith;
The day will follow soon,
When hope shall breathe with freer breath,
And morn be lost in noon;
5For to the seed that’s sown to-dayA harvest time is given,When charity with faith to stay,Shall make on earth a heaven.
5For to the seed that’s sown to-day
A harvest time is given,
When charity with faith to stay,
Shall make on earth a heaven.