2 From the third heaven, where God resides,

That holy, happy place, The new Jerusalem comes down, Adorned with shining grace. 3 Attending angels shout for joy, And the bright armies sing, "Mortals, behold the sacred seat Of your descending King.

4 "His own soft hand shall wipe the tears From every weeping eye;

And pains, and groans, and griefs, and fears,

And death itself shall die."

5 How long, dear Saviour, O how long Shall this bright hour delay? Fly swifter round, ye wheels of time,

And bring the welcome day. WATTS.

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And the old, roll-ing skies.

1 Great God, the nations of the earth
Are by creation thine;

And in thy works, by all beheld,
Thy radiant glories shine.

2 But, Lord, thy richer love has sent
Thy gospel to mankind;

Unveiling what rich stores of grace
Are treasured in thy mind.

3 Lord, when shall these glad tidings spread

The spacious earth around, Till every tribe and every soul

Shall hear the joyful sound.

4 Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt To spread the gospel rays;

And build, on sin's demolished throne, The temples of thy praise.

358 Frayer for the Success of Missions. 1 Lord, send thy word, and let it fly, Armed with thy Spirit's power: Ten thousands shall confess its sway, And bless the saving hour.

2 Beneath the influence of thy grace
The barren wastes shall rise,
With sudden greens and fruits arrayed,
A blooming paradise.

3 True holiness shall strike its root
In each regenerate heart;
Shall in a growth divine arise,
And heavenly fruits impart.

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GIBBONS.

Prayer for Christ's Victory. 1 Jesus, immortal King, arise;

Assert thy rightful sway;
Till earth, subdued, its tribute brings,
And distant lands obey.

2 Ride forth, victorious Conqueror, ride,
Till all thy foes submit,
And all the powers of hell resign
Their trophies at thy feet.

3 Send forth thy word, and let it fly
This spacious earth around,
Till every soul beneath the sun

Shall hear the joyful sound.

4 O, may the great Redeemer's name
Through every clime be known,
And heathen gods, forsaken, fall,
And Jesus reign alone.

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

3 The beam that shines on Zion's hill
Shall lighten every land:

The King who reigns in Zion's towers
Shall all the world command.

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

To ploughshares men shall beat their swords,

To pruning-hooks their spears.

5 Come, then, O, come from every land, To worship at his shrine;

And, walking in the light of God,
With holy beauty shine.

LOGAN.

now the Lord's!

3 The untaught heathen waits to know
The joy the gospel will bestow;
The exiled slave waits to receive
The freedom Jesus has to give.

4 Come, let us, with a grateful heart,
In this blest labor share a part;
Our prayers and offerings gladly bring,
To aid the triumphs of our King.

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Christians Debtors to the Heathen.
1 Christians, the glorious hope ye know
Which soothes the heart in every wo;
While heathen, helpless, hopeless, lie;
No ray of glory meets their eye.

2 Christians, ye taste the heavenly grace Which cheers believers in their race, Uncheered by grace, through heathen gloom,

See millions hastening to the tomb.

CAWOOD.

365 Rejoicing in Christ's Triumphs. 1 Rejoice, for Christ, the Saviour reigns; He spreads his triumphs all abroad; And sinners, freed from endless pains, Own him their Saviour and their God. 2 His sons and daughters from afar, Daily at Zion's gate arrive; Those who were dead in sin before, By sovereign grace are made alive. 3 O, may his conquests still increase, And every foe his power subdue; While angels celebrate his praise, And saints his growing glories show. 4 Loud hallelujahs to the Lamb, From all below, from all above; In lofty songs exalt his name, In songs as lofty as his love.

BEDDOME.

366 Christ's Kingdom among the Gentiles.
1 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
Does his successive journeys run;
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
2 For him shall endless prayer be made,
And endless praises crown his head;
His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise
With every morning sacrifice.

3 People and realms of every tongue
Dwell on his love with sweetest song;
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on his name.
4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns;
The joyful prisoner bursts his chains;
The weary find eternal rest,
And all the sons of want are blest.
5 Let every creature rise and bring
Peculiar honors to our King;
Angels descend with songs again,
And carth repeat the loud Amen.

WATTS.

367 The People Perish. MONTGOMERY. 1 The heathen perish; day by day, Thousands on thousands pass away! O Christians, to their rescue fly, Preach Jesus to them ere they die!

2 Wealth, labor, talents freely give, Yea, life itself, that they may live; What hath your Saviour done for you? And what for him will ye not do? 3 O, Spirit of the Lord! go forth, Call in the south, wake up the north; From every clime, from sun to sun, Gather God's children into one!

CH. PSALMODY.

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1 Arm of the Lord, awake!-awake!
Put on thy strength-the nations shake!
Now let the world, adoring, see
Triumphs of mercy wrought by thee.
2 Say to the heathen, from thy throne,
"I am Jehovah, God alone!"
Thy voice their idols shall confound,
And cast their altars to the ground.

3 Let Zion's time of favor come!
Oh, bring the tribes of Israel home!
Soon may our wondering eyes behold
Gentiles and Jews in Jesus' fold!

4 Almighty God! thy grace proclaim Through every clime-of every name! Let adverse powers before thee fall, And crown the Saviour Lord of all! 369

The Time to favor Zion.

1 Sovereign of worlds, display thy power;
Be this thy Zion's favored hour;
Bid the bright morning-star arise,
And point the nations to the skies.
2 Set up thy throne where Satan reigns,
On Afric's shore, on India's plains;
Far let the gospel's sound be known,
And claim the nations for thy own.
3 Speak and the world shall hear thy
voice;

Speak-and the desert shall rejoice;
Scatter the gloom of heathen night;
Bid every nation hail the light.