Show song for the missionaries of 1852 1859 BY W CLAYTON i 1 j TUNE my heart avd and lute come brethren let us sing a song of praise unto the lord who hath chosen us and sent us forth to preach his holy word mong distant nations faraway far away where sin and sorrows reigns leiga where dire commotion fills the land with wretched new ness and pain CHORUS CHORDS then brethren let u us 8 not forg forgat e t to work and watch and pray our god will never us forsake but guard us night and day we go to teach eternal truth to saints and sinners too to tell the wo world ald the glorious things tho the saints have got ta in no doubt temptations deep and strong will often us assail and satan will his bis cunning use to cause our bakh to fail chorus then brethren let us not forget ac we go to tell the saints abroad how they may all secure succession of eternal lives to those who will be pure how thrones and principalities dominions and powers they may obtain eternally with other friends of ours chorus then brethren let us ne not forget ac we leave behind us those we hold most sacred fond and dear wo we KNOW in the bands of god and what have we to fear the joys of home wo we now forego our mission to fulfil fulfill and go to do what god requires we have no other will chorus then brethren let us not forget ac and cherr chenour nour our work abroad is done and we are called ho home me 0 may our hearts be pure as gold fit for the world to con come may thousands saints accompany us when west our steps we bend whose praises to the god we love forever will ascend chorus then brethren let us not forget ac BLACKS foux FORK sept 23 1852 copyright |