Shed its glad beams on Jacob’s race;

Restore the long-lost scatter’d band,

And call them to their native land.

Their mis’ry let thy mercy heal,

Their trespass hide, their pardon seal:

O God of Israel! hear our prayer,

And grant them still thy love to share.[¹]

[¹] Hebrew Melodies, p. 74. Published by Robert Young (18221888), Edinburgh [1855].


CHAPTER XXIX.
BRITAIN’S MISSION IN THE EAST