Hymn
Missionary Meeting
Assembled at thy great command,
Before thy face, dread King, we stand:
The voice that marshaled every star
Has called thy people from afar.
We meet through distant lands to spread
The truth for which the martyrs bled;
Along the line--to either pole--
The anthem of thy praise to roll.
Our prayers assist; accept our praise;
Our hopes revive; our courage raise;
Our counsels aid; to each impart
The single eye, the faithful heart.
Forth with thy chosen heralds come;
Recall the wandering spirits home:
From Zion's mount send forth the sound,
To spread the spacious earth around.
Missionary Meeting — Text from The Voice of Praise, 1873. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/missionary-meeting
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Missionary Meeting?
The words of Missionary Meeting were written by William Bengo Collyer; the version here was published in 1873. The library holds 3 more hymns by William Bengo Collyer, including Morning Breaks Upon the Tomb and The End of Things Created.
Is Missionary Meeting public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Voice of Praise, published in 1873. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Missionary Meeting?
Missionary Meeting is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, From Every Stormy Wind That Blows, Parting With Carnal Joys and These things shall be, a loftier race.