Verse 1

Called in other lands to sow;

O assure them as they go;

Be Thou with them:

All Thy comforts may they know.

Verse 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;

O be with them:

Lead them safely by the hand.

Verse 3

When 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,

Let their zeal revive again.

Verse 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,

Till Thy face in heaven they see …

Verse 5

There to reap in joy for ever

Fruit that grows from seed here sown;

There to be with Him, who never

Ceases to preserve His own,

And with triumph

Sing the Saviour's grace alone.