547 | Laudes Domini#548 | 549 |
Text: | Home Missions |
Author: | William C. Bryant |
Tune: | ANVERN |
Arranger: | L. Mason |
1 Look from thy sphere of endless day,
O God of mercy and of might!
In pity look on those who stray,
Benighted in this land of light.
2 In peopled vale, in lonely glen,
In crowded mart, by stream or sea,
How many of the sons of men
Hear not the message sent from thee!
3 Send forth thy heralds, Lord, to call
The thoughtless young, the hardened old,
A scattered, homeless flock, till all
Be gathered to thy peaceful fold.
4 Send them thy mighty word to speak,
Till faith shall dawn, and doubt depart,
To awe the bold, to stay the weak,
And bind and heal the broken heart.
5 Then all these wastes, a dreary scene,
That makes us sadden as we gaze,
Shall grow with living waters green,
And lift to heaven the voice of praise.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Look from thy sphere of endless day |
Title: | Home Missions |
Author: | William C. Bryant |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1888 |
Topic: | Church: Missions of; Church: Work of |