Behold, the Heathen Waits to Know

lyricist: Mrs. Vokes, 1797
Composer: François Barthélémon, 1785

Behold

the hea­then waits to know

The joy the Gos­pel will be­stow;

The ex­iled cap­tive

to re­ceive

The free­dom Je­sus has to give.

Come

let us

with a grate­ful heart

In this blest la­bor share a part;

Our pray­ers and of­fer­ings glad­ly bring

To aid the tri­umphs of our king.

Our hearts ex­ult in songs of praise

That we have seen these lat­ter days

When our Re­deem­er shall be known

Where Sa­tan long hath held his throne.

Where’er His hand hath spread the skies

Sweet in­cense to His name shall rise;

And slave and free­man

Greek and Jew

By sov­er­eign grace be formed anew.

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