Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#310

310. 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 learned 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 ransomed nature
The Lamb for sinners slain,
Redeemer, King, Creator,
In bliss returns to reign.

Text Information

• First Line: From Greenland's icy mountains
• Author: Reginald Heber, 1783 - 1826
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: Church Life and Work: The Propagation of the Gospel

Tune Information

• Name: MISSIONARY HYMN
• Composer: Lowell Mason, 1792 - 1872
• Meter: 7 6, 7 6. D.
• Key: E♭ Major