2 Wealth, labor, talents freely give, Yea, life itself, that they may live, What hath your Savior done for you?  And what for him will ye not do?

3 Oh, 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!

     J. Montgomery

447 Baca.  L.M.

Home Missions. (1022)

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 make us sadden as we gaze,
Shall grow with living waters green,
  And lift to heaven the voice of praise.

     William C. Bryant, 1840.

448 Baca.  L.M.

Missionary Charged and Encouraged. (1024)

Go, messenger of peace and love,
  To people plunged in shades of night,
Like angels sent from fields above,
  Be thine to shed celestial light.

2 Go to the hungry—­food impart;
  To paths of peace the wand’rer guide,
And lead the thirsty, panting heart,
  Where streams of living water glide.

3 Oh, faint not in the day of toil,
  When harvest waits the reaper’s hand: 
Go, gather in the glorious spoil,
  And joyous in his presence stand.

4 Thy love a rich reward shall find
  From him who sits enthroned on high: 
For they who turn the erring mind
  Shall shine like stars above the sky.

     A. Balfor

449 Baca.  L.M.

Ascend Thy Throne.

Ascend thy throne, almighty King,
  And spread thy glories all abroad;
Let thine own arm salvation bring,
  And be thou known the gracious God.

2 Let millions bow before thy seat,
  Let humble mourners seek thy face,
Bring daring rebels to thy feet,
  Subdued by thy victorious grace.

3 Oh, let the kingdoms of the world
  Become the kingdoms of the Lord! 
Let saints and angels praise thy name,
  Be thou through heaven and earth adored.

     Benjamin Beddome.

450 Missionary Chant.  L.M.

The Universal Reign of Christ. (1033)

Arm of the Lord! awake, awake;
Put on thy strength, the nation shake;
And let the world, adoring, see
Triumphs of mercy, wrought by thee.