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(1018) The Latter Day.

Lord! send thy word, and let it fly,

Armed with thy Spirit's power;

Ten thousands shall confess its sway,

And bless the saving hour.

2 Beneath the influence of its grace,

The barren wastes shall rise,

With sudden flowers and fruits arrayed,--

A blooming paradise.

3 Peace, with her olives crowned, shall stretch

Her wings from shore to shore;

No trump shall rouse the rage of war,

Nor murderous cannon roar.

4 Lord! for these days we wait;--these days

Are in thy word foretold;

Fly swifter, sun and stars! and bring

This promised age of gold.

5 Amen!--with joy divine, let earth's

Unnumbered myriads cry;

Amen!--with joy divine, let heaven's

Unnumbered choirs reply.

Thomas Gibbons, 1769.