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1186.

[Sion, look round with strange delight]

Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: &c. —xlix. 18.

Sion, look round with strange delight,
The world's wide fields to harvest white,
The gathering multitudes behold,
The forces of both earth and sea;
My gospel-church, they come to thee,
They press into My sacred fold!
The Gentiles shall My church adorn,
(Jehovah by His life hath sworn,)
To thee brought in from every side:
And when thou art completely dress'd,
And ready for the marriage-feast,
I come Myself to fetch My bride.