3 The mountains in their places stood, 4 Lord, 'tis not ours to make the sea, 971 9th P. M. 87, 87, 87, 87. For the dedication of a seamen's Bethel. THOU HOU, who on the whirlwind ridest, At whose word the thunder roars, Who in majesty presidest O'er the oceans and their shores; From those shores, and from the ocean, We, the children of the sea, Come to offer our devotion, And to give this house to thee. 2 When, for business on great waters, 3 When in port, each day that's holy We'll repeat its sacred songs. Outward bound, shall we, in sadness, Lose its flag behind the seas; Homeward bound, we'll greet with gladness Its first floating on the breeze. 4 Homeward bound!-with deep emotion, We remember, Lord, that life Is a voyage o'er an ocean Heaved by many a tempest's strife. On our hearts and minds, that we, 972 MISSIONARY. L. M. Souls perishing for lack of knowledge. HEPHERD of souls, with pitying eye To thee in their behalf we cry,- 2 See where o'er desert wastes they err, For no man cares their souls to save. 3 Thy people, Lord, are sold for naught, 4 The pit its mouth hath open'd wide, 5 Why should the foe thy purchase seize? Remember, Lord, thy dying groans: The meed of all thy suff'rings these; 973 FROM 26th P. M. 76, 76, 76, 76. The cry of the heathen. ROM Greenland's icy mountains, Their land from error's chain. 2 What though the spicy breezes 3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted The lamp of life deny ? 4 Waft, waft, ye winds, his story, It spreads from pole to pole: 974 1st P. M. 6 lines 8s. The ruined race. LET God, who comforts the distress'd, Let Israel's Consolation, hear; Hear, Holy Ghost, our joint request, 2 We wrestle for the ruin'd race; And make thy richest mercy known, 3 Father of everlasting love, And turn our earth to paradise. 975 The glorious predictions. L. M. THE Law and Prophets all foretold T That Christ should die, and leave the grave • Gather the world into his fold, The Church of Jews and Gentiles save. 2 Yet, by the prince of darkness bound, 976 The latter day glory. L. M. EHOLD, the heathen waits to know B The joy the Gospel will bestow; The exiled captive to receive 2 Come, let us, with a grateful heart, 977 26th P. M. 76, 76, 76, 76. Departing missionaries. R And, as they OLL on, thou mighty ocean; Bear messengers of mercy To every land below. Arise, ye gales, and waft them Safe to the destined shore; That man may sit in darkness, And death's black shade, no more. 2 O thou eternal Ruler, Who holdest in thine arm The tempests of the ocean, Protect them from all harm! Thy presence, Lord, be with them, Though far from us who love them, |