Once More in the Redeemer’s Name

Once more in the Re­deemer’s name

Dear breth­ren

we have met again

To speak

and pray

and sing;

Now let each one ob­ey the call

Of Him who tast­ed death for all

Our ev­er­last­ing king.

Since I was here

how have you done?

How have you walked

how have you run?

Or

like the ea­gle

flew

Or have you fell in de­spond’s slough?

Then look to Him who sees you now

To raise your minds anew.

What kind of man­na have you had?

Come tell me whe­ther good or bad;

The source from whence it came;

Have you been fed from Christ ab­ove

By those who say they came in love

To lead along the lame?

Does un­ion in your hearts ab­ound

As once it did to hear the sound

Of trem­bling groans and cries?

When all as one

to Christ did go

To save them from that dread­ful woe

And wipe their weep­ing eyes?

Christ cru­ci­fied is what I know

His cause the rea­son why I go

O’er hills and val­leys through;

’Tis for His cause I leave my home

To sound His fame

for this I roam;

For this I come to you.

And while I’m called to leave my home

And o’er cre­ation wide to roam

My friends may think of me

Not know­ing what or how I do

While I am come to vis­it you

And preach the Gos­pel free.

O Je­sus

come fill all our souls

May we all be like gold­en bowls

Around Thine al­tar strung;

Our cups o’er­flow with love sin­cere

Till we shall sing sal­va­tion clear

In ev­er­last­ing songs.