Hymnal for Church and Home ‎#241

241. From Greenland's Icy Mountains

1 From Greenland's icy mountains,
From India's coral strand,
Where Afric's sunny fountains
Roll down their golden sand;
From many an ancient river,
From many a palmy plain,
They call us to deliver
Their land from error's chain.

2 Can we whose souls are lighted
With wisdom from on high,
Can we to men benighted
The lamp of life deny?
Salvation, O salvation!
The joyful sound proclaim
Till each remotest nation
Has learn'd Messiah's name.

3 Waft, waft, ye winds, His story,
And you, ye waters roll,
Till, like a sea of glory,
It spreads from pole to pole;
Till o'er our ransom'd nature
The lamb for sinners slain,
Redeemer, King, Creator,
In bliss returns to reign.

Text Information

• First Line: From Greenland's icy mountains
• Title: From Greenland's Icy Mountains
• Author: Reginald Heber (1819)
• Meter: 7, 6s. 8L.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1927
• Topic: Missions
• Notes: Danish title: Fra Grønlands Vinterkulde

Tune Information

• Name: [From Greenland's icy mountains]
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1823)
• Meter: 7, 6s. 8L.
• Key: E Major