Hymnal: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Date: 1853
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: A Campbell
First Line: Great God the nations of the earth
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Meter: CM
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Hymn Number: Song 372
Page Number: 430, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsGREAT God, the nations of the earth
Are by creation thine;
And in thy works, by all beheld,
Thy radiant glories shine.
But, Lord, thy greater love hath sent
Thy gospel to mankind,
Unveiling what rich stores of grace
Are treasur'd in thy mind.
Lord, when shall these glad tidings spread
The spacious earth around,
Till ev'ry tribe and ev'ry soul
Shall hear the joyful sound?
O when shall Afric's sable sons
Enjoy the heav'nly word,
And vassals, long enslav'd, become
The freemen of the Lord?
When shall the untutor'd heathen tribes,
A dark, bewilder'd race,
Sit down at our Immanuel's feet,
And learn and see his grace?
Haste, sov'reign mercy, and transform
Their cruelty to love;
Soften the tiger to a lamb,
The vulture to a dove!
Smile, Lord, on ev'ry effort, made
To spread the gospel rays,
And build on sin's demolish'd thrones
The temples of thy peace!