The phrase "Afric" resonates through 8 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
Afric
...Should the heathen nations lie,
Afric’s stricken daughters weep,
India’s sons no light descry?...
Should the heathen nations lie,
Afric’s stricken daughters weep,
India’s sons no light descry?
...From her night shall China wake,
Afric’s sons their chains shall break;
Egypt, where Thy people trod,...
From her night shall China wake,
Afric’s sons their chains shall break;
Egypt, where Thy people trod,
...Shivering Greenland loves its rays;
Afric, ’mid her deserts kneeling,
Lifts the untaught strain of praise....
Shivering Greenland loves its rays;
Afric, ’mid her deserts kneeling,
Lifts the untaught strain of praise.
...From the wild and scorching desert,
Afric’s sons awaked from sleep;
Jesus’ love has drawn and won them,...
From the wild and scorching desert,
Afric’s sons awaked from sleep;
Jesus’ love has drawn and won them,
...Let the winds the canvas swell;
Afric’s shore I long to see,
[substitute name of country to suit]...
Let the winds the canvas swell;
Afric’s shore I long to see,
[substitute name of country to suit]
...Let the winds the canvas swell;
Afric’s shore I long to see,
[substitute name of country to suit]...
Let the winds the canvas swell;
Afric’s shore I long to see,
[substitute name of country to suit]
...Sink in th’abyss of endless night.
Afric’s emancipated sons
Shall join, with Europe’s polished race,...
Sink in th’abyss of endless night.
Afric’s emancipated sons
Shall join, with Europe’s polished race,
...From India’s coral strand,
Where Afric’s sunny fountains
Roll down their golden sand;...
From India’s coral strand,
Where Afric’s sunny fountains
Roll down their golden sand;
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