2 2 Faith our strong protection be, And godliness with all its power; 'Stablish our posterity, Till time shall be no more. Let the spirit of grace o'erflow Let the least and greatest know, 277. [L. B. 435.] S. M. MESSIAH, Prince of Peace, Where men each other tear, Where war is learn'd, they must confess Who, prompted by thy foe, But shall he still devour The souls redeem'd by thee? Jesus, stir up thy glorious power, And end the apostacy: Come, Saviour from above, O'er all our hearts to reign; And plant the kingdom of thy love, In every heart of man. While thou our long-lost paradise 2 278. [L. B. 437.] 8 lines 7 & 6. HAPPY day of union sweet! Tear each other's flesh no more, Visit us, bright Morning Star, 279. [L. B. 438.] S. M. MESSIAH, full of grace, Redeem'd by thee, we plead The promise made to Abraham's race, 2 Their bones, as quite dried up, 3 Cut off and lost their last faint hope, Open their graves, and bring The outcasts forth to own Thou art their Lord, their God, and King, Their true Anointed One. 4 To save their race forlorn, Thy glorious arm display; And show the world a nation born, 280. [L. B. 439.] 6 lines 8. FATHER of faithful Abraham, hear 2 Outcasts from thee, and scatter'd wide, 3 But hast thou finally forsook, 4 Come, then, thou great Deliverer, come! SECTION V. PETITION: FOR CHRIST'S UNIVERSAL REIGN. 281. [s. B. 256.] L. M. BRIGHT as the sun's meridian blaze, Wide as his reign from pole to pole, S 2 So Jesus, let thy kingdom come; 3 Then shall the heathen, fill'd with awe, Learn the blest knowledge of thy law, And antichrist, on every shore, Fall from his throne to rise no more. 4 Then shall thy lofty praise resound, On Afric's shore, through India's ground; And islands of the southern sea, Shall stretch their eager arms to thee. 5 Then shall the Jew and Gentile meet, And earth shall yield thee, as thy due, 60 that from Britain now might shine, 282. [S. B. 255.] P. M. O'ER the gloomy hills of darkness, All the promises do travail, With a glorious day of grace: Let thy glorious morning dawn! 2 Let the Indian, let the Negro, Let the gospel Loud resound from pole to pole. 3 Kingdoms wide, that sit in darkness, Grant them, Lord, the glorious light; May the everlasting gospel Pierce the gloom of heathen night; Freely purchased, win the day. 4 Fly abroad, thou mighty gospel; Saviour, all the world around. 283. [s. B. 277.] L. M. FROM all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise: 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. 284. [L. B. 242.] C. M. FATHER of me and all mankind, And all the hosts above, Let every understanding mind, Unite to praise thy love: 2 To know thy nature and thy name, And glorify the Great I AM, 3 Thy kingdom come, with power and grace, To every heart of man: Thy peace, and joy, and righteousness, 4 Thy righteousness that never ends, |