The Missionary Triumph ‎#1

1. The Missionary Triumph

1 Awake! awake! put on thy strength,
Church of the living God;
Shine forth! shine forth! thy light is come,
Its beams diffuse abroad;
To nations that in darkness wait,
Send forth thy heralds bold;
‘Til ‘round the earth from pole to pole,
The tidings shall be told.

2 They plead! "send help!" Our country’s sons
From snow-clad mount to sea;
"Send forth! send forth! the Bread of Life;"
O hear your brothers’ plea;
And Asia’s millions join the cry,
With Afric’s starving throng,
While distant islands of the sea,
The plaintive strain prolong.

3 They come! they come! the ransomed ones,
Where’er on earth their homes;
Lift up! lift up! thine eyes and see,
At last thy triumph comes.
O glorious hour! the voice from heaven
Proclaims from shore to shore,
The kingdoms of this world are Christ’s
He reigns for evermore.

Text Information

• First Line: Awake! awake! put on thy strength
• Title: The Missionary Triumph
• Author: Rev. Dwight Spencer
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1889
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Awake! awake! put on thy strength]
• Composer: W. H. Doane
• Notes: Now Public Domain.