1 Pour, blessed gospel, glorious news for man! Thy stream of life o'er springless deserts roll: Thy bond of peace the mighty earth can span, And make one brotherhood from pole to pole. 2 On, piercing gospel, on! of every heart, In every latitude, thou own'st the key: From their dull slumbers savage souls shall start, With all their treasures first unlocked by thee! 3 Tread, kingly gospel, through the nations tread! With all the noblest virtues in thy train: Be all to thy blest freedom captive led; And Christ, the true emancipator, reign! 4 Spread, giant gospel, spread thy growing wings! Gather thy scattered ones from every land: Call home the wanderers to the King of kings: Proclaim them all thine own;--'tis His command! 178. L. M. Anonymous. Hymn of the Church Triumphant. 1 Triumphant Zion! lift thy head From dust, and darkness, and the dead; Though humbled long, awake at length And gird thee with thy Saviour's strength! 2 Put all thy beauteous garments on, And let thine excellence be known; Decked in the robes of righteousness, Thy glories shall the world confess. 3 No more shall foes unclean invade, And fill thy hallowed walls with dread; No more shall sin's insulting host Their victory and thy sorrows boast. 4 Thy God on high has heard thy prayer, His hand thy ruin shall repair; Nor will thy watchful Monarch cease To guard thee in eternal peace. 179. C. M. Montgomery. Daughter of Zion. 1 Daughter of Zion! from the dust Exalt thy fallen head; Again in thy Redeemer trust, He calls thee from the dead. 2 Awake, awake! put on thy strength, Thy beautiful array; The day of freedom dawns at length, The Lord's appointed day. 3 Rebuild thy walls, thy bounds enlarge, And send thy heralds forth; Say to the south, "Give up thy charge, And keep not back, O north!" 4 They come, they come;--thine exiled bands, Where'er they rest or roam, Have heard thy voice in distant lands, And hasten to their home. 180. 8 & 7s. M. Newton. The Church Everlasting. 1 Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God! He whose word cannot be broken Formed thee for His own abode. 2 On the Rock of Ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose? With salvation's walls surrounded, Thou may'st smile at all thy foes. 3 See! the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love, Well supply thy sons and daughters, And all fear of want remove.