Wesley Corpus

" Pray ye the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth more labourers. " 1 T ORD of the harvest, hear -L Thy needy servants cry ; Answer our faith's effectual prayer, And all our wants supply. 2 On thee we humbly wait, Our wants are in thy view ; The harvest, truly, Lord, is great ; The labourers are few. 3 Convert, and send forth more Into thy church abroad ; And let them speak thy word of power, As workers with their God. 4 Give the pure gospel word, The word of general grace ; Thee let them preach, the common Lord, The Saviour of our race. b«3b The Kingdom 5 O let them spread thy name, Their mission fully prove ; Thy universal grace proclaim, Thy all-redeeming love ! 6 On all mankind, forgiven, Empower them still to call ; And tell each creature under heaven, That thou hast died for all. HYMN 701. s. m. " How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of them that bring good tidings" fyc. 1 TTOW beauteous are their feet, ■■ Who stand on Sion's hill ; Who bring salvation in their tongues, And words of peace reveal J 2 How cheering is their voice, How sweet the tidings are ! " Sion, behold thy Saviour King; He reigns and triumphs here." 3 How blessed are our ears, That hear this joyful sound, Which kings and prophets waited for, And sought, but never found ! 4 How blessed are our eyes, That see this heavenly light ! Prophets and kings desired long, But died without the sight. 5 The watchmen join their voice, And tuneful notes employ ; Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, And deserts learn the joy. of Christ. 637 6 The Lord makes bare his arm Through all the earth abroad : Let all the nations now behold Their Saviour and their God. HYMN 702. p. m. Salvation. 1 C ALVATION ! O the joyful sound ! What pleasure to our ears ! A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears. Glory, honour, praise, and power, Be unto the Lamb for ever : Jesus Christ is our Redeemer, Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, Praise the Lord. 2 Salvation ! let the echo fly The spacious earth around ; While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound !