ARABIA

A-ra-bi-a! A-ra-bi-a! For thee our pray’rs as-cend, That soon the ful-ness of God’s love, And light on thee de-scend. From O-man’s cliffs to Ye-man’s strand, Thy truth from sea to sea. Make known to ev-’ry A-rab band, O Lord! and make them free. Go! her-alds of the gos-pel, go! Urged by your Mas-ter’s love, Let ev-’ry A-rab cap-tive know; He lives—the God of love. His truth proclaim, His man-dates name, Sal-va-tion’s offering bring; Till ev-’ry soul shall learn His fame, And crown the Saviour-King. Go! her-alds of your Sa-viour, send The mes-sage far and near, Till ev-’ry Moslem heart shall bend In ho-ly, reverend fear. Speed! mes-sen-gers of peace, speed on! God’s promised truth make known; Chil-dren of Ishmael, Ha-gar’s son, Go! claim them as God’s own. A-ra-bi-a! A-ra-bi-a! Up-on thy dark-est night, The Sun of Righteousness as-cends; He comes to give thee light. Be-fore Him shall the cres-cent wane. Him ev-’ry king shall bless; The wild-er-ness shall praise His name, The isles His love con-fess.