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Heralds of Mercy.
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Most gracious to fulfil thy word,Almighty to defend,—
To reap thy ripened harvest, Lord,
Thy chosen servants send.
2
Send to the cast the valiant band;Send to each distant pole;
Send to the west; o'er every land
Salvation's current roll.
3
Heralds of peace, we come! we come!On love's swift wings we fly;
Ye dead in sin, O, live; ye dumb,
In hallelujahs cry.
4
O Zion, spread more wide thy tent;Stretch forth thy straining cords;
The promise dawns; the clouds are rent;
Earth, thou shalt be the Lord's.
5
Haste, haste, ye years of toil and woe;Heaven, earth, break forth and sing,
“The kingdoms of the world are now
Thy conquest, peerless King.”
6
Amen, amen; let echoing praiseSwell like the sounding sea;
To God, to God, those rapturous lays,
That tide of praise, shall be.
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