3 Their exil'd tribes shall yet return,
Shall come to Calvary and mourn;
And, bow'd beneath Messiah's sway,
With willing hearts his rule obey,

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HYMN 464. L. M.

Isa. lx. 2.

HO' now the nations sit beneath
The darkness of o'erspreading death,

God will arise with light divine

On Zion's holy tow'rs to shine.

2 That light shall glance on distant lands,
And heathen tribes, in joyful bands,
Come with exulting haste to prove
The pow'r and greatness of his love.
3 Lord, may the triumphs of thy grace
Abound, while righteousness and peace,
In mild, and lovely forms, display
The glories of the latter day.

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HYMN 465,

L. M.

H.

The Angel's flight. Rev. xiv. 6.

1 THAT mighty angel, to whose hand The everlasting word is giv'n, Waves his broad wing o'er sea and land, And soaring, cleaves the vault of heav'n. 2 And say-shall aught oppose his flight ?Aught dim with clouds his flaming scroll? No!not till truth with holy light

Shall visit ev'ry heathen soul:

3 Not till blest Peace shall spring to birth;
Till hatred sheath his useless sword;
Not till the nations of the earth
Become the kingdoms of the Lord.

HYMN 466. C. M.

BEHOLD, high in the midst of heav'n,

A mighty angel flies;
The gospel, grace, and life are giv'n
By Him who paid their price.

2 Asia receives the word of love,
And wonders as she hears;
The day-spring, dawning from above,
O'er Africa appears.

3 The islands of the sea rejoice,
And sing Immanuel's praise;
With joyful heart, and rapt'rous voice,
They shout his welcome grace.

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4 Then let us shout hosannas too,
To David's princely Son;-
Then let us to the nations show
The wonders he has done.

HYMN 467. L. M.

MERRICK.

Prayer for Israel. Rom. x. 1.

1 ARISE, great God, and let thy grace

Shed its glad beams on Jacob's race; Restore the long lost, scatter'd band, And call them to their native land.

2 Their mis'ry let thy mercy heal,
Their trespass hide, their pardon seal;
O God of Israel, hear our pray'r,
And grant them still thy love to share.
3 How long shall Jacob's offspring prove
The sad suspension of thy love?

Say, shall thy wrath perpetual burn ?
And wilt thou ne'er, appeas'd, return?
4 Thy quick'ning Spirit now impart,
And wake to joy each grateful heart,
While Israel's rescu'd tribes in Thee
Their bliss and full salvation see.

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HYMN 468. C. M.

HEPHERD of Israel, thou did'st lead
Thy flock the desert thro',

And from between the Cherubim
Thy beaming mercy show.

2 And tho' their sins provok'd thee oft
To give them for a prey,

Yet didst thou for thy mercies' sake
Oft turn thy wrath away.

3 But now for ages they have been
Far banish'd from thy sight,

Wand'ring thro' all the earth, as those
In whom is no delight.

4 Yet is thy word of promise sure,
That they shall be restor❜d,

And with the Gentile church unite
To love and serve the Lord.

3 Our faith in expectation waits With ever longing eyes;

Oh, bid the shadows flee away—
That glorious morning rise.

HYMN 469.

L. M.

ATHER of faithful Abra'm, hear

for seed;

Justly they claim the softest pray'r
From those adopted in their stead:
2. Outcast from thee, and scatter'd wide
Thro' ev'ry nation under heav'n,
Rejecting whom they crucifi'd,
Unsav'd, unpity'd, unforgiv'n.

3 But hast thou finally forsook,
Forever cast thy own away?
No-thou wilt bid them turn and look
On him they pierc'd,and mourn and pray.

4 Come, then, thou great Deliv❜rer, come,
The veil from Jacob's heart remove;
Receive thy ancient people home,
That they may sing redeeming love.

HYMN 470. L. M.

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The restoration of Israel.

HYDE.

HE Lord will not forget the grace Reserv'd for faithful Abra'm's race; His love their wand'rings shall restore, And guide them, that they stray no more.

2 Israel! 'tis thine accepted day,
Thy God himself prepares the way ;-
Behold his ensign from afar-

Behold the light of Jacob's Star. 3 That Star, which once on Bethle'm rose, A token on thy mountain glows. The morn of earth's blest jubilee Sheds its sweet early light on thee. 4 And thou, who once on Israel's ground, A homeless wanderer wast found, Redeemer, on thy heav'nly throne, Still call that ancient church thine own;5 Bid her departed light return,

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Thy holy splendor round her burn;-
From prostrate Judah's ruins raise
A living temple to thy praise.

HYMN 471. L. M.

Prayer for the success of the gospel.
INDULGENT God, to thee we pray;
Be with us on this solemn day:

Our brethren bless, their zeal approve,
That zeal which burns to spread thy love.
2 With cheerful steps may they proceed,
Where'er thy providence shall lead:
Let heav'n and earth their work befriend,
And mercy all their paths attend.

3 Let num'rous, solemn crowds be found,
Anxious to hear the gospel sound;
And rude barbarians, bond and free,
In suppliant throngs, resort to thee.