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THE PASTOR'S RETURN.
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Hymn, sung on a Pastor's first meeting his flock, after a long absence, and a visit to Palestine.
Fresh incense, Lord, to thee we burn;
We pour our song to thee,
For this our Pastor's safe return
From realms beyond the sea.
To thee, whose mercies never fail,
New honors would we pay,
Again to bid thy servant Hail!
Within thy courts to-day.
We pour our song to thee,
For this our Pastor's safe return
From realms beyond the sea.
To thee, whose mercies never fail,
New honors would we pay,
Again to bid thy servant Hail!
Within thy courts to-day.
Thy gift of grace, and kindly spared
Through numerous changeful years,
He long our griefs and joys hath shared,
And soothed our doubts and fears.
A shepherd true, he leads thy flock
Where green the pasture grows,
O'ershadowed by the Living Rock,
Whence sweet salvation flows.
Through numerous changeful years,
He long our griefs and joys hath shared,
And soothed our doubts and fears.
A shepherd true, he leads thy flock
Where green the pasture grows,
O'ershadowed by the Living Rock,
Whence sweet salvation flows.
When called awhile from us to part,
To traverse lands afar,
Thy love still bound us on his heart,
Beneath the distant star.
And now, from where thy Prophet spake,
And our blest Saviour taught,
He comes the bread of life to break,
That Christ's free blood hath bought.
To traverse lands afar,
Thy love still bound us on his heart,
Beneath the distant star.
And now, from where thy Prophet spake,
And our blest Saviour taught,
He comes the bread of life to break,
That Christ's free blood hath bought.
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With feet impearled from Hermon's dew,
Alert with Zion's air,
He comes to speak thy glories new,—
Thy goodness everywhere.
And while his glad return we hail,
From realms beyond the sea,
O Thou, whose mercies never fail,
Be all the praise to thee!
Alert with Zion's air,
He comes to speak thy glories new,—
Thy goodness everywhere.
And while his glad return we hail,
From realms beyond the sea,
O Thou, whose mercies never fail,
Be all the praise to thee!
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