602 8s, 7s & 4s. The day-spring. Luke 1:78. Christian! see! the orient morning Breaks along the heathen sky; Lo! the expected day is dawning— Glorious day-spring from on high; Hallelujah!— Hail the day-spring from on high! 2 Heathens at the sight are singing; Morning wakes the tuneful lays; Precious offerings they are bringing— First-fruits of more perfect praise; Hallelujah!— Hail the day-spring from on high! 3 Zion’s Sun—salvation beaming— Gilding now the radiant hills— Rise and shine, till brighter gleaming, All the world thy glory fills; Hallelujah!— Hail the day-spring from on high! 4 Lord of every tribe and nation! Spread thy truth from pole to pole; Spread the light of thy salvation Till it shine on every soul; Hallelujah!— Hail the day-spring from on high! 603 8s, 7s & 4s. Encouraging prospects. Yes, we trust the day is breaking; Joyful times are near at hand; God, the mighty God, is speaking, By his word, in every land: When he chooses, Darkness flies at his command. 2 While the foe becomes more daring, While he enters like a flood, God, the Saviour, is preparing Means to spread his truth abroad: Every language Soon shall tell the love of God. 3 O, ’tis pleasant, ’tis reviving To our hearts, to hear, each day, Joyful news, from far arriving, How the gospel wins its way; Those enlightening Who in death and darkness lay. 4 God of Jacob, high and glorious, Let thy people see thy hand; Let the gospel be victorious, Through the world, in every land; Then shall idols Perish, Lord, at thy command. 604 8s, 7s & 4s. How beautiful on the mountains. Isaiah 52:7. In the mountain’s top appearing, Lo! the sacred herald stands, Welcome news to Zion is bearing— Zion long in hostile lands: Mourning captive, God himself will loose thy bands. 2 Has thy night been long and mournful? Have thy friends unfaithful proved? Have thy foes been proud and scornful, By thy sighs and tears unmoved? Cease thy mourning; Zion still is well-beloved. 3 God, thy God, will now restore thee: He himself appears thy Friend; All thy foes shall flee before thee; Here their boasts and triumphs end: Great deliverance Zion’s King will surely send. 4 Peace and joy shall now attend thee; All thy warfare now be past; God thy Saviour will defend thee; Victory is thine at last; All thy conflicts End in everlasting rest.