The Hymnal ‎#385

385. From Greenland's icy mountains

1 From Greenland's icy mountains,
From India's coral strand,
Where Afric's sunny fountains
Roll down their golden sand,
From many an ancient river,
From many a palmy plain,
They call us to deliver
Their land from error's chain.

2 Can we, whose souls are lighted
With wisdom from on high,
Can we to men benighted
The lamp of life deny?
Salvation! O salvation!
The joyful sound proclaim
Till each remotest nation
Has learned Messiah's Name.

3 Waft, waft, ye winds, His story,
And you, ye waters, roll,
Till like a sea of glory
It spreads from pole to pole;
Till o'er our ransomed nature
The Lamb for sinners slain,
Redeemer, King, Creator,
In bliss returns to reign.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: From Greenland's icy mountains
• Author: Bishop Reginald Heber (1819)
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. D.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: The Kingdom of God on Earth: Missions; Missions

Tune Information

• Name: MISSIONARY HYMN
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1823)
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. D.
• Key: E Major