Author: James Holme Meter: 12.8.12.8 D Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: All praise be to God! O’er the billows of ocean Lyrics:
1 All praise be to God! O’er the billows of ocean,
Thro’ isles of the south and the north,
The missions have sped with triumphant devotion,
To compass the bounds of the earth.
2 Sweet power that thus to the heathen unveileth
The need and the triumph of prayer;
How covenant mercy in Jesus prevaileth
O’er ignorance, guilt and despair.
3 On, on, ye swift messengers, heralds of Jesus,
O’er mountain, o’er desert, and wave!
Proclaim thro’ the nations His power to release us
From terrors of death and despair.
4 On, on, with the arm of His righteousness o’er you,
The strongholds of sin to destroy!
On, on, with the spirit of glory before you,
To give you a harvest of joy.
Used With Tune: ASSATEAGUE Text Sources: Hymns and Sacred Poetry (London and Edinburgh: J. Brydone and Songs; Richmons: John Bell, 1861)
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