By Heaven directed, by the world reviled, Amidst the wilderness they sought a home, Where beasts of prey and men of murder roam, And untamed Nature holds her revels wild. There on their pious toil their Master smiled, And prospered them, unknown or scorned of men, Till in the satyr’s haunt, and dragon’s den, A garden bloomed, and savage hordes grew mild. So, in the guilty heart, when heavenly grace Enters, it ceaseth not till it uproot All evil passions from each hidden cell; Planting again an Eden in their place, Which yields to men and angels pleasant fruit, And God Himself delighteth there to dwell. _Pringle._ Strange scenes, strange men, untold, untried distress; Pain, hardships, famine, cold, and nakedness, Diseases; death, in every hideous form, On shore, at sea, by fire, by flood, by storm; Wild beasts, and wilder men:--unmoved with fear, Health, comfort, safety, life they count not dear, May they but hope a Saviour’s love to show, And warn one spirit from eternal woe: Nor will they faint, nor can they strive in vain, Since thus--to live is Christ, to die is gain. _James Montgomery._ Thus saith the Lord,--My Church, to thee, Peace, like a river, I will send; The Gentiles in a stream shall see My mercy, flowing without end. The isles that never heard my fame, Nor knew the glory of my might, They shall be taught to fear my name Called out of darkness into light. And it shall come to pass, that vows From Sabbath unto Sabbath day, From moon to moon, in mine own house, All nations, tribes, and tongues, shall pay. _James Montgomery._ Our prayers be with them--we who know The value of a soul to save, Must pray for those who seek to show The heathen, hope beyond the grave. _Miss Landon._ Blessings be on their pathway, and increase! These are the moral conquerors, and belong To them the palm-branch and triumphal song-- Conquerors,--and yet the harbingers of peace! _Miss Landon._