Hark! the wail of hea­then na­tions,
List! the cry comes back again,
With its so­lemn, sad re­proach­ing,
With its sor­row­ful re­frain.
We are dy­ing fast of hun­ger,
Starving for the Bread of Life!
Haste, O hast­en ere we per­ish,
Send the mes­sen­gers of life!

Refrain

Sound the trum­pet! Wake God’s peo­ple,
Open, op­en, heart and hands!
And so sure­ly His best bless­ings
Quickly shall o’er­flow all lands.

Send the Gos­pel fast­er, swift­er,
Ye who dwell in Chris­tian lands!
Care ye not that we are dy­ing
More in num­bers than the sands?
Heed ye not His words, your Mas­ter,
Go ye forth to all the world?
Sound the Gos­pel fast­er, fast­er
Let its ban­ner be un­furled!

Refrain

Christian! can you sit in si­lence,
While this cry fills all the air,
Or con­tent your soul with giv­ing,
Merely what you well can spare?
For no gifts the Fa­ther crav­eth,
When He asks you for His own.
Will you dole Him from your trea­sure,
A poor pit­tance for a loan?

Refrain