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What contradictions meet

Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #558 (1828) Meter: Irregular Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Pastoral Lyrics: 1 What contradictions meet In ministers' employ! It is a bitter sweet-- A sorrow full of joy; No other post affords a place For equal honour or disgrace! 2 Who can describe the pain Which faithful preachers feel, Constrain'd to preach in vain, To hearts as hard as steel? Or who can tell the pleasures felt, When stubborn hearts begin to melt? 3 The Saviour's dying love, The soul's amazing worth, Their utmost efforts move, And draw their bowels forth: They pray and strive--their rest departs, Till Christ be form'd in sinners hearts. 4 If some small hope appear, They still are not content; But with a jealous fear, They watch for the event: Too oft they find their hopes deceiv'd; Then how their inmost souls are griev'd! 5 But when their pain succeed, And from the tender blade The rip'ning ears proceed, Their toils are overpaid: No harvest-joy can equal theirs, To find the fruit of all their cares. 6 On what has now been sown Thy blessing, Lord bestow; The power is thine alone, To make it spring and grow; Do thou the gracious harvest raise, And thou, alone, shalt have the praise. Scripture: Galatians 4:16

Welcome, ye hopeful heirs of heav'n

Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #592 (1828) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Confirmation Hymn Lyrics: 1 Welcome, ye hopeful heirs of heav'n, To this rich gospel feast of love-- This pledge is but the prelude giv'n To that immortal feast above. 2 How great the blessing, thus to meet Around the sacramental board, And hold by faith communion sweet, With Christ our dear and common Lord. 3 And if so sweet this feast below, What will it be to meet above, Where all we see, and feel, and know, Are fruits of everlasting love! 4 Soon shall we tune the heav'nly lyre While list'ning worlds the song approve, Eternity itself expire, Ere we exhaust the theme of love.

Fair Sion's King, we suppliant bow

Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #593 (1828) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ For eletion of Church Officers Lyrics: 1 Fair Sion's King, we suppliant bow, And hail the grace thy church enjoys; Her holy officers are thine With all the gifts thy love employs. 2 Up to thy throne we lift our eyes, For blessings to attend our choice, Of such whose generous, prudent zeal, Shall make thy favour'd ways rejoice. 3 Happy in Jesus, their own Lord, May they his sacred table spread, The table of their pastor fill, And fill the holy poor with bread! 4 When pastor, saints, and poor they serve; May their own hearts with grace be crown'd! While patience, sympathy, and joy, Adorn, and through their lives abound. 5 By purest love to Christ, and truth, O may they win a good degree Of boldness in the Christian faith, And meet the smile of thine and thee! 6 And when the work to them assign'd-- The work of love, is fully done, Call them from serving tables here, To sit around thy glorious throne.

O Zion, tune thy voice

Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy #182 (1814) Meter: Irregular Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Lyrics: 1 O Zion, tune thy voice, And raise thy hands on high; Tell all the earth thy joys, And boast salvation nigh; Cheerful in God, Arise and shine, While rays divine Stream all abroad. 2 He gilds thy mourning face With beams that cannot fade; His all-resplendent grace He sheds upon thy head; The nations round Thy form shall view, With lustre new Divinely crown'd. 3 In honour to His name Reflect that sacred light; And loud that grace proclaim, Which makes thy darkness bright. Pursue his praise, till sov'reign love In worlds above, The glory raise. 4 There, on his holy hill, A brighter sun shall rise, And with His radiance fill Those fairer, purer skies; While round his throne Ten thousand stars In nobler spheres His influence own. Scripture: Isaiah 60:1 Languages: English

Behold th'expected time draw near

Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #535 (1828) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Missionary Hymn Lyrics: 1 Behold th'expected time draw near, The shades disperse, the dawn appear; The barren wilderness assume The beauteous tints of Eden's bloom. 2 Events, with prophecies, conspire To raise our faith, our zeal to fire: The rip'ning fields, already white, Present a harvest to our sight. 3 The untaught heathen waits to know The joy the gospel will bestow; The exil'd slave waits to receive The freedom Jesus has to give. 4 Come, let us, with a grateful heart In the blest labour share a part, Our pray'rs and off'rings gladly bring, To aid the triumphs of our King. 5 Our hearts exult in songs of praise That we have seen these latter days, When our Redeemer shall be known, Where Satan long has held his throne. 6 From eastern to the western skies, Sweet incense to his name shall rise; And Tyre, and Egypt, Greek, and Jew, By sovereign grace be form'd anew. Scripture: John 4:35

Lord, send thy word, and let it fly

Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #536 (1828) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Missionary Hymn Lyrics: 1 Lord, send thy word, and let it fly, Arm'd with thy Spirit's pow'r, 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 array'd, A blooming paradise. 3 True holiness shall strike its root In each regen'rate heart; Shall in a growth divine arise, And heavenly fruits impart. 4 Peace, with her olives crown'd, shall stretch Her wings from shore to shore; No trump shall rouse the rage of war, Nor murd'rous cannon roar. 5 Lord, for those days we wait--those days Are in thy word foretold; Fly swifter, sun and stars, and bring This promis'd age of gold! 6 Amen, with joy divine, let earth's Unnumber'd myriads cry; Amen, with joy divine, let heaven's Unnumber'd choirs reply. Scripture: Psalm 72:7

Proud Babylon yet waits her doom

Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #537 (1828) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Missionary Hymn Lyrics: 1 Proud Babylon yet waits her doom; Nor can her tott'ring palace fall, Till some blest messenger arise, The ransom'd heathen world to call. 2 Now see the glorious time approach! Behold the mighty angel fly, The gospel tidings to convey To ev'ry land beneath the sky! 3 See the kind native of Pelew With rapture greet the sacred sound; And, for a Saviour's precious name, Throw his mean idols to the ground. 4 O see, on Otaheite's isle, And Africa's unhappy shore, The unlearn'd savage press to hear; And hearing, wonder and adore. 5 See, while the joyful truth is told, That Jesus left his throne in heaven, And suffered, died, and rose again, That all his sins might be forgiv'n: 6 See what delight, unfelt before, Beams in his fix'd, attentive eye; And hear him ask--"For wretched me, Did this divine Redeemer die?" 7 "Ah! why have ye so long forborne To tell such welcome news at this? Go now, let ev'ry sinner hear, And share in such exalted bliss!" 8 Now, Babylon, thy hour is come, Thy curse'd foundation shall give way; And thine eternal overthrow The triumphs of the cross display! Scripture: Revelation 14:6

Assembled at thy great command

Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #540 (1828) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Missionary Hymn Lyrics: 1 Assembled at thy great command, Before thy face, dread King, we stand; The voice that marshall'd every star, Has call'd thy people from afar. 2 We meet, thro' distant lands to spread The truth for which the martyrs bled; Along the line--to either pole-- The thunder of thy praise to roll. 3 First, bow our hearts beneath thy sway: Then give thy growing empire way, O'er wastes of sin--o'er fields of blood-- Till all mankind shall be subdu'd. 4 Our pray'rs assist--accept our praise-- Our hopes revive--our courage raise-- Our counsels aid--and Oh! impart The single eye--the faithful heart! 5 Forth with thy chosen heralds come, Recall the wand'ring spirits home: From Zion’s mount send forth the sound To spread the spacious earth around.

Indulgent God, to thee we pray

Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #541 (1828) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Missionary Hymn Lyrics: 1 Indulgent God, to thee we pray, Be with us on this solemn day;' Smile on our souls,our plans approve, By which we seek to spread thy love. 2 Let party prejudice be gone, And love unite our hearts in one; Let all we have and are, combine to aid this glorious work of thine. 3 Point us to men of upright mind, Devoted, diligent, and kind; With grace be all their hearts endow'd, And light to guide them in the road. 4 With cheerful steps may they proceed, Where'er thy providence shall lead; Let heaven and earth their work befriend, And mercy all their paths attend. 5 Great let the bands of those be found Who shall attend the gospel sound: And let Barbarians, bond and free, In suppliant throngs resort to thee. 6 Where Pagan altars now are built, And brutal blood, or human, spilt, There be the bleeding cross high rear'd, And God, our God, alone rever'd. 7 Where captives groan beneath their chain, Let grace, and love, and concord reign; The aged and the infant tongue Unite in one harmonious song.

Lord, when we cast our eyes abroad

Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #542 (1828) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Kingdom and Church of Christ Missionary Hymn Lyrics: 1 Lord, when we cast our eyes abroad, And see on heathen altars slain, Poor helpless babes for sacrifice, To purge their parents' dismal stain; 2 We can't behold such horrid deeds Without a groan of ardent pray'r; And while each heart in anguish bleeds, We cry, Lord, send thy gospel there. 3 For them we pray, for them we wait, To them thy great salvation show; thy harvest, Lord, is truly great, But faithful labourers are few. 4 O send out preachers, gracious Lord, Among that dark, bewilder'd race; Open their eyes, and bless thy word, And call them by thy sov'reign grace. 5 Then shall they shout thy honour'd name, And sound thy matchless praise abroad; And we will join them in the theme, Salvation to our risen God. Scripture: Luke 10:2