Amid barbarian tribes to roam,
Who land and ocean crossed,—
Led by a loadstar, marked on high
By Faith's unseen, all-seeing eye,—
To seek and save the lost;
Where'er the curse on Adam spread.
To call his offspring from the dead.
"Strong in the great Redeemer's name,
They bore the cross, despised the shame;
And, like their Master here,