The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal ‎#382

382. From Greenland's Icy Mountains

1 From Greenland's icy mountains,
From India's coral strand;
Where Afric's sunny fountains
Roll down their golden sand:
From many an ancient river,
From many a palmy plain,
They call us to deliver
Their land from error's chain.

2 Can men, whose souls are lighted
With wisdom from on high,
Can they to men benighted
The lamp of life deny?
Salvation! O salvation!
The joyful sound proclaim,
Till earth's remotest nation
Has learned Messiah's Name.

3 Waft, waft, ye winds, His story;
And you, ye waters, roll,
Till, like a sea of glory,
It spreads from pole to pole:
Till o'er our ransomed nature
The Lamb for sinners slain,
Redeemer, King, Creator,
In bliss returns to reign.

AMEN.

Text Information

• First Line: From Greenland's icy mountains
• Title: From Greenland's Icy Mountains
• Author: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826
• Meter: 7 6 7 6 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Topic: Evangelism/Missions

Tune Information

• Name: MISSIONARY HYMN
• Composer: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
• Meter: 7 6 7 6 D
• Key: E Major