5 O wouldst Thou bring the final scene,
Accomplish the redeeming plan,
Thy great millennial reign begin;
That every ransomed child of man,
That every soul, may bow the knee,
And rise to reign with God in Thee!

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SPIRIT of the living God!
In all Thy plenitude of grace,
Where'er the foot of man hath trod,
Descend on our apostate race.

2 Give tongues of fire and hearts of love,
To preach the reconciling word;
Give power and unction from above,
Whene'er the joyful sound is heard.
3 Be darkness, at Thy coming, Light,
Confusion, order in Thy path;

Souls without strength inspire with might;
Bid mercy triumph over wrath.

4 O 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.

5 Baptize the nations; far and nigh,
The triumphs of the Cross record;
The Name of Jesus glorify,

Till every kindred call Him LORD. 6 God from eternity hath willed, All flesh shall His salvation see; So be the Father's love fulfilled, The Saviour's sufferings crowned, through Thee.

COME, Thon Conqueror of the nations,

Now on Thy white horse appear; Earthquakes, deaths, and desolations, Signify Thy kingdom near:

True and faithful!

'Stablish Thy dominion here.

2 Thine the kingdom, power, and glory;
Thine the ransomed nations are;
Let the heathen fall before Thee,
Let the isles Thy power declare;
Judge and conquer!

All mankind in righteous war.
3 Thee let all mankind admire,
Object of our joy and dread!
Flame Thine eyes with heavenly fire,
Many crowns upon Thy head;
But Thine essence

None, except Thyself, can read, 4 Yet we know our Mediator,

By the Father's grace bestowed, Meanly clothed in human nature, Thee we call the Word of God; Flesh Thy vesture,

Dipped in Thy own sacred blood. 5 Captain, God of our salvation!

Thou who hast the wine-press trod, Borne the' Almighty's indignation, Quenched the fiercest wrath of God, Take the kingdom! Claim the purchase of Thy blood.

soul,

Unites in mystic love, and seals Them one, and sanctifies the whole: 2 "Come, Lord," Thy glorious Spirit And souls beneath the altar groan; "Come, Lord, the Bride on earth rep "And perfect all our souls in one." 8 Pour out the promised gift on all, Answer the universal, "Come!" The fulness of the Gentiles call, And take Thine ancient people home 4 To Thee let all the nations flow, Let all obey the gospel word; Let all their bleeding Saviour know; Filled with the glory of the Lord.

5 O for Thy truth and mercy's sake, The purchase of Thy passion claim; Thine heritage the Gentiles take, And cause the world to know Thy Na

WILKS.

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BRIGHT as the sun's meridian blas

Vast as the blessings he conveys Wide as his reign from pole to pole, And permanent as his control:

2 So, Jesus, let Thy kingdom come:
Then sin and hell's terrific gloom
Shall, at its brightness, flee away;
The dawn of an eternal day.

8 Then shall the heathen, filled with aw
Learn the blest knowledge of Thy la
And Antichrists on every shore
Fall from their thrones to rise no more

4 Then shall Thy lofty praise resound
On Afric's shore, through India's gro
And islands of the southern sea
Shall stretch their eager arms to The
5 Then shall the Jew and Gentile meet
In pure devotion at Thy feet;
And earth shall yield Thee, as Thy d
Her fulness and her glory too.

6 Oh, that from Britain now might shi
This heavenly light, this truth divine
Till the whole universe shall be
But one great temple, Lord, for Thee.

R the gloomy hills of darkness, Look, my soul, be still and gaze. e promises do travail

h a glorious day of grace: Blessed jub'lee!

Thy glorious morning dawn!

he Indian, let the Negro,
the rude barbarian see,
divine and glorious conquest,
ce obtained on Calvary:
Let the gospel

ad resound from pole to pole.

doms wide, that sit in darkness,

ant them, Lord, the glorious light: the everlasting gospel

=rce the gloom of heathen night, And redemption,

ely purchased, win the day. broad, thou mighty gospel! n and conquer, never cease, thy lasting, wide dominion, ltiply and still increase; Sway Thy sceptre,

viour! all the world around.

SUS shall reign where'er the sun
Doth his successive journeys run;
kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
moons shall wax and wane no more.
Him shall endless prayer be made,
praises throng to crown His head;
name like sweet perfume shall rise
1 every morning sacrifice.

le and realms, of every tongue,
l on His love with sweetest song;
infant voices shall proclaim
ir early blessings on His Name.

sings abound where'er he reigns;
prisoner leaps to lose his chains;
weary find eternal rest;

all the sons of want are blest.

re He displays His healing power,

h and the curse are known no more: Iim the tribes of Adam boast

e blessings than their father lost.

every creature rise, and bring
tliar honours to our King;
els descend with songs again,
earth repeat the loud Amen.

3 "Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!"

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SAVIOUR, whom our hearts adore.

To bless our earth again,

Now assume Thy royal power,
And o'er the nations reign:
Christ, the world's Desire and Hope,
Power complete to Thee is given:
Set the last great empire up,

Eternal Lord of heaven.

2 Where they all Thy laws have spurned, The holiest name profaned,

Where the ruined world hath mourned
With blood of millions slain;

Open there the' ethereal scene,
Claim the heathen tribes for Thine;
There the endless reign begin
With majesty Divine.

8 Universal Saviour, Thou

Wilt all Thy creatures bless;
Every knee to Thee shall bow,

And every tongue confess:
None shall in Thy mount destroy:
War shall then be learnt no more:
Saints shall their great King enjoy,
And all mankind adore.

4 Then, according to Thy word,
Salvation is revealed;

With Thy glorious knowledge, Lord,
The new-made earth is filled:
Then we sound the mystery,
Depths and heights of Godhead prove,
Swallowed up in mercy's sea,

For ever lost in love.

WATTS.

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COM all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise:

The new Apostles choose,

In isles and continents to spread

The dead-reviving news.

We know it must be done,
For God hath spoke the word:
All Israel shall the Saviour own,
To their first state restored:

Send, then, Thy servants forth,
To call the Hebrews home;

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

the Redeemer's Name be sung,

With Israel's myriads sealed, Let all the nations meet,

praise shall sound from shore to shore, suns shall rise and set no more.

And show the mystery fulfilled, The family complete!

grace.

Who the victory gave,

The praise let Him have,

For the work He hath done:

All honour and glory to Jesus alone!

2 Our conquering Lord

Hath prospered His word,
Hath made it prevail,

And mightily shaken the kingdom of hell.
His arm He hath bared,
And a people prepared,
His glory to show,

And witness the power of His passion below.

8 He hath opened a door
To the penitent poor,
And rescued from sin,

And admitted the harlots and publicans in.
They have heard the glad sound;
They have liberty found,
Through the blood of the Lamb,

And plentiful pardon in Jesus's name.

4 And shall we not sing

Our Saviour and King?
Thy witnesses, we

With rapture ascribe our salvation to Thee!
Thou, Jesus, hast blessed,

And believers increased,
Who thankfully own,

We are freely forgiven through mercy alone.

More and more it spreads and grows,
Ever mighty to prevail;
Sin's strongholds it now o'erthrows,
Shakes the trembling gates of hell.

8 Sons of God, your Saviour praise!
He the door hath opened wide;
He hath given the word of grace,
Jesu's word is glorified:
Jesus, mighty to redeem,

He alone the work hath wrought; Worthy is the work of Him,

Him who spake a world from nought

4 Saw ye not the cloud arise,
Little as a human hand?
Now it spreads along the skies,
Hangs o'er all the thirsty land:
Lo! the promise of a shower
Drops already from above;
But the Lord will shortly pour
All the Spirit of His Love!

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BEHOLD! the Mountain of the Lor

In latter days shall rise
On mountain tops, above the hills,
And draw the wondering eyes.

2 To this the joyful nations round,
All tribes and tongues shall flow;
Up to the hill of God, they'll say,
And to His house we'll go.

8 The beam that shines from Zion's hil
Shall lighten every land!
The King who reigns in Salem's towe
Shall all the world command.

4 No strife shall vex Messiah's reign,
Or mar the peaceful years;
To ploughshares men shall beat the

swords,

To pruning hooks their spears.

5 No longer hosts encountering hosts
Their millions slain deplore;
They hang the trumpet in the hall,
And study war no more.

6 Come, then! O come, from every land
To worship at His shrine;
And, walking in the Light of God,
With holy beauties shine.

MARSDEN.

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O, ye messengers of God; Like the beams of morning fy Take the wonder-working rod; Lift the Saviour's cross on high. 2 Go to many a tropic isle,

In the bosom of the deep, Where the skies for ever smile, And the opprest for ever weep. 3 O'er the negro's night of care, Pour the living light of heaven: Chase away his wild despair;

Bid him hope to be forgiven. 4 Where the golden gates of day Open on the gorgeous East, Wide the wondrous cross displa Spread the gospel's richest feast.

O, Messenger of peace and love, To nations plunged in shades of night;

ke angels sent from fields above, ethine to shed celestial light.

o, to the hungry food impart,
Opaths of peace the wanderer guide;
nd lead the thirsty, panting heart
here streams of living water glide.

n barren rock and desert isle,
o, bid the Rose of Sharon bloom;
ill arid wastes around thee smile,
right with the dews of morning's womb.

rom north to south, from east to west,
essiah yet shall reign supreme;
His Name, by every tongue confest; .
Tis praise, the universal theme.

hen faint not in the day of toil,
When harvest waits the reaper's hand;
to, gather in the glorious spoil,
nd joyous in His presence stand.

hy love a rich reward shall find

rom Him who sits enthroned on high;
For they who turn the erring mind
hall shine like stars above the sky.

NOW in the morn thy seed,

Steve hold not Thy hand;

To doubt and fear give thou no heed,
Broad-cast it o'er the land.

Beside all waters sow,
The highway furrows stock,

Drop it where thorns and thistles grow,
Scatter it on the rock.

The good, the fruitful ground,
Expect not here nor there;

D'er hill and dale, by plots 'tis found;
Go forth, then, everywhere.

And duly shall appear,
In verdure, beauty, strength,
The tender blade, the stalk, the ear,
And the full corn at length.

Thou canst not toil in vain;
Cold, heat, and moist, and dry,
Shall foster and mature the grain
For garners in the sky.

Thence, when the glorious end,
The day of God is come,
The angel-reapers shall descend,

And heaven cry "Harvest home!"

MONTGOMERY.'

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1 TTARK! 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.

2 Hallelujah! hark! the sound,

From the depths unto the skies, Wakes above, beneath, around, All creation's harmonies: See Jehovah's banners furled, Sheathed His sword: He speaks-'tis done,

And the kingdoms of this world

Are the kingdoms of His Son.

3 He shall reign from pole to pole
With illimitable sway;

He shall reign, when, like a scroll,
Yonder heavens have passed away:
Then the end;-beneath His rod
Man's last enemy shall fall;
Hallelujah! Christ in God,
God in Christ, is all in all.

1OD of all consolation, take

GThe glory of Thy grace!

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Thy gifts to Thee we render back
In ceaseless songs of praise.

2 Through Thee we now together caine,
In singleness of heart;
We met, O Jesus, in Thy name,
And in Thy name we part.

3 We part in body, not in mind;
Our minds continue one;
And, each to each, in Jesus joined,
We hand in hand go on.

4 Subsists as in us all one soul,

No power can make us twain;

And mountains rise, and oceans roll,
To sever us, in vain.

5 Present we still in spirit are,
And intimately nigh,

While on the wings of faith and prayer We each to other fly.

6 In Jesus Christ together we In heavenly places sit;

Clothed with the sun, we smile to see
The moon beneath our feet.

7 Our life is hid with Christ in God;
Our Life shall soon appear,
And shed His glory all abroad
In all His members here.

8 The heavenly treasure now we have
In a mean house of clay;
But He shall to the utmost save,
And keep it to that day.

9 Our souls are in His mighty hand,
And He shall keep them still;
And you and I shall surely stand
With Him on Sion's hill!

10 Him eye to eye we there shall see;
Our face like His shall shine:
O what a glorious company,
When saints and angels join!
11 O what a joyful meeting there!
In robes of white arrayed,

Palms in our hands we all shall bear,
And crowns upon our head.

12 Then let us lawfully contend,

And fight our passage through; Bear in our faithful minds the end, And keep the prize in view.

18 Then let us hasten to the Day,

When all shall be brought home;
Come, O Redeemer, come away,
O Jesus, quickly come!

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Le followers of the Lamb,

IFT up your hearts to things above,

And join with us to praise His love,
And glorify His name:

2 To Jesu's Name give thanks and sing,
Whose mercies never end;
Rejoice! rejoice! the Lord is King;
The King is now our Friend!

8 We, for His sake, count all things loss;
On earthly good look down;
And joyfully sustain the cross,
Till we receive the crown.

40 let us stir each other up,

Our faith by works to' approve,

By holy, purifying hope,

And the sweet task of love!

5 Love us, though far in flesh disjoined,
Ye lovers of the Lamb;

And ever bear us on your mind,
Who think and speak the same:

6 You on our minds we ever bear,
Whoe'er to Jesus bow;

Stretch out the arms of faith and prayer,
And, lo! we reach you now.

7 The blessings all on you be shed,
Which God, in Christ, imparts;
We pray the Spirit of our Head
Into your faithful hearts.

8 Mercy and peace your portion be,
To carnal minds unknown,
The hidden manna, and the tree
Of life, and the white stone.

9 Let all who for the Promise wait,
The Holy Ghost receive;
And, raised to our unsinning state,
With God in Eden live!

10 Live till the Lord in glory come,
And wait His heaven to share:
He now is fitting up our home:-
Go on:-we'll meet you there.

1 TATHER of men! Thy care we bless,
Which crowns our families with peace
From Thee they spring; and by Thy hand
They are, and shall be still, sustained.
2 To God, most worthy to be praised,
Be our domestic altars raised;
Who, Lord of heaven, scorns not to dwel
With saints in their obscurest cell.

8 To Thee, may each united house,
Morning and night, present its vows:
Our servants there, and rising race,
Be taught Thy precepts, and Thy grace.
4 Oh! may each future age proclaim
The honours of Thy glorious name;
While pleased, and thankful, we remove
To join the family above.

EACE be to this habitation!

Peace to every soul herein!

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Peace, the foretaste of salvation;
Peace, the seal of cancelled sin;
Peace, that speaks its heavenly Giver:
Peace to earthly minds unknown;
Peace divine, that lasts for ever,-
Here erect its glorious throne.

2 Now, Thy love-infusing Spirit
Shed in every heart abroad;
And, Redeemer, through Thy merit,
Make each child a child of God!
Claim for Thine each faithful servant
By the reconciling word;
Pure in heart, in spirit fervent,

Let them serve their heavenly Lord

3 Prince of Peace, if Thou art near us,
Fix in all our hearts Thy home,
By Thy last appearing cheer us,
Quickly let Thy kingdom come;
Answer all our expectation,

Give our raptured souls to prove,
Glorious, uttermost salvation,
Heavenly, everlasting love!