Depending on his promis'd aid,
With sacred courage go.

III.

Mountains shall sink to plains,
Satan in vain oppose,

The cause is GOD's, and must prevail,
In spite of all his foes.

IV.

His ensign is display'd,

And glory crowns his rest;
Behold to him the heathen fly,
As doves to seek their nest.
v.

Go, with a treasure fraught,
To regions yet unknown,
More precious than the finest gold,
Or the most costly stone.

VI.

Go, spread a Saviour's name,
And tell his matchless grace,
To the most guilty and deprav'd
Of Adam's numerous race.

VII.

We wish you in his name,

The most divine success; Assur'd that he who sends you Will your endeavours bless.

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HYMN LXXIV. L. M.

The Gates of the Church opened every

THE

way.

I.

HE city gates are open'd wide, Entrance is free on every side; Barbarian, Scythian, Greek, and Jew, Their ancient fellowship renew.

IL

Descended from one common head,
Although in different regions bred;
From every quarter see they fly,
As clouds that pass the azure sky!

III.

Let us the heavenly gale improve,
Inspired by pure fraternal love;
Send to the east, the south, the west,
And bid them be as Britons blest.

IV.

Inform the tawny Afric slave,
JESUS for him a ransom gave;
Gave his own precious life, that he
Might be from Satan's bondage free.

V.

And tell the more enlighten'd race,
They must be sav'd by sov'reign grace:
To proud philosophers* make known
The mercy tender'd from his throne.

*This was written in the firm faith that when divine Providence shall, with the hail-stones and stormy wind of his indignation, have swept away the refuges of lies in France, he will there raise up a people to his praise.

VI.

Say, Greece and Rome in vain would teach
A science man can never reach;
Vain all their efforts to attain
Support in death, or ease in pain.

VII.

"Tis JESUS only can impart

These cordials to the sinking heart;
'Tis his blest Gospel that alone
Makes life and joys immortal known.

VIII.

Invite them all to come and prove
A SAVIOUR'S condescending love,
And humbly fall before his feet,
Assur'd they shall acceptance meet.

HYMN LXXV. L. M.

The diffusive blessings of the Gospel.

THE

I.

HE midnight shadows flee away,
Already dawns the auspicious day;
See the fair sun arise and shine,
No more for ever to decline.

II.

The Gentiles hail the glorious light,
While tyrants sicken at the sight:
No more shall violence be heard, ;
Nor wars destructive weapons fear'd:

III.

No more the trumpet's martial sound,
Through hostile nations shall rebound;
Man now as friend his fellow meets,
And with a warm affection greets.

IV.

These blessings to the cross we owe;
Love, joy, and peace from Jesus flow:
The dire effects of sin subside
Through a Redeemer crucified.

V.

From sea to sea his grace extends,
And all the human race befriends;
Now he commands to call them in,
His last great triumph to begin!

L

HYMN LXXVI. L. M.
The Plea, and expectation of Faith.

I.

ORD, at the footstool of thy grace, Our humble, ardent prayer we pour; With expecation and with hope

We supplicate and we adore.

II.

Long hath thy promise dormant lain,
Yet faith can chearfully depend;
When the appointed season comes,
Thou wilt the wish'd-for blessing send.

III.

Without a wavering doubt, we look,
Forward to that auspicious day,

K

Isaiah 11. 9. Hab. 2. 14.

When nature shall, by grace subdued,
New homage to Immanuel pay ;

IV.

When the devouring wolf shall dwell
In friendship with the peaceful kid,
And follow, like the gentle lamb,
Where'er a tender infant bid.

V.

The cow, the leopard, and the bear,
To the same brook their young ones lead;
The surly lion and the ox

On the same straw contented feed.

VI.

Nothing shall injure or destroy
In all the holy mount of God;
For through the wide, extended earth,
His precious name shall sound abroad.

VII.

That name which Satan hears with dread, And every saint with rapture sings; JESUS, that name divinely sweet,

Whence hope and whence enjoyment springs.

VIII.

"That root of Jesse which shall stand
An ensign to the lands afar;
More distant seen, and more observ'd,
Than ancient Beth'lem's wond'rous star.

IX.

Then, a few strangers in the east

Its radiance saw; now, all mankind, Like them, shall worship at his feet; Like them, a present Saviour find.