Condition of the Heathen. (1061) 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 Shall we, whose souls are lighted By wisdom from on high, Shall we to man benighted The light of life deny? Salvation! oh, 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. Reginald Heber, 1819.
|
|