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Hymn 127

Speed Thy servants, Saviour, speed them;

Sìn awọn onṣẹ Rẹ, sìn wọn

English Yorùbá
Meter 8.7.8.7.8.7 Ifihan, Mission
  1. Speed Thy servants, Saviour, speed them;
    Thou art Lord of winds and waves,
    They were bound, but Thou hast freed them;
    Now they go to free the slaves;
    Be Thou with them:
    Be Thou with them:
    'Tis Thine arm alone that saves.

  2. Friends and home and all forsaking,
    Lord, they go at Thy command,
    As their stay Thy promise taking,
    While they traverse sea and land:
    Oh, be with them!
    Oh, be with them!
    Lead them safely by the hand.

  3. Where no fruit appears to cheer them,
    And they seem to toil in vain:
    Then in mercy, Lord, draw near them,
    Then their sinking hopes sustain:
    Thus supported,
    Thus supported,
    Let their zeal revive again.

  4. In the midst of opposition,
    Let them trust, O Lord, in Thee;
    When success attends their mission,
    Let Thy servants humble be;
    Never leave them,
    Never leave them,
    Till Thy face in heaven they see:

  5. There to reap in joy forever
    Fruit that grows from seed here sown;
    There to be with Him, Who never
    Ceases to preserve His own;
    And with triumph
    And with triumph
    Sing a Saviour’s grace alone. Amen.