267 L. M. The Spirit of the Lord, etc. Isaiah 59:19. Fling out the banner! let it float Sky-ward and sea-ward, high and wide: The sun, that lights its shining folds, The cross, on which the Saviour died. 2 Fling out the banner! angels bend, In anxious silence, o’er the sign; And vainly seek to comprehend The wonder of the love divine. 3 Fling out the banner! heathen lands Shall see, from far, the glorious sight, And nations, crowding to be born, Baptize their spirits in its light. 4 Fling out the banner! sin-sick souls, That sink and perish in the strife, Shall touch in faith its radiant hem, And spring immortal into life. 5 Fling out the banner! let it float Sky-ward and sea-ward, high and wide; Our glory, only in the cross; Our only hope, the Crucified. 6 Fling out the banner! wide and high, Sea-ward and sky-ward, let it shine; Nor skill, nor might, nor merit, ours; We conquer only in that sign. 268 L. M. The power of God unto salvation. Rom. 1:16. God, in the gospel of his Son, Makes his eternal counsels known; ’Tis here his richest mercy shines, And truth is drawn in fairest lines. 2 Here sinners of a humble frame May taste his grace and learn his name; ’Tis writ in characters of blood, Severely just—immensely good. 3 Here Jesus, in ten thousand ways, His soul-attracting charms displays; Recounts his poverty and pains, And tells his love in melting strains. 4 May this blest volume ever lie Close to my heart, and near my eye— Till life’s last hour my soul engage, And be my chosen heritage! 269 L. M. Pentecost. Acts 2. Great was the day, the joy was great, When the beloved disciples met; And on their heads the Spirit came, And sat like tongues of cloven flame. 2 What gifts, what miracles he gave! The power to kill, the power to save, Furnished their tongues with wondrous words, Instead of shields, and spears, and swords. 3 Thus armed, he sent the champions forth, From east to west, from south to north; Go, and assert your Saviour’s cause— Go, spread the mystery of the cross! 4 These weapons of the holy war, Of what almighty force they are To make our stubborn passions bow, And lay the proudest rebel low! 5 The Greeks and Jews, the learned and rude, Are by these heavenly arms subdued; While Satan rages at his loss, And hates the doctrine of the cross. 270 S. M. How beautiful are the feet, etc. Rom. 10:15.