PITCAIRN MISSIONARY HYMN.
[The following hymn, written by Brother Charles M. Snow, for the occasion, was sung at the memorial service of the ship Pitcairn, held in Oakland S. D. A. Church, Sunday evening, June 10, a few days before the sailing of the ship on her third cruise. The tune is "Let Me Go," No. 504 of our regular hymn book.] FROM the isles a plaintive pleading
Echoes o'er the sounding sea,
And the Heart of Heaven answers
In the Name of Calvary;
And that Heart that once was broken
With its load of sin and woe,
Still is yearning, still is pleading,
"I have saved you, will you go?" Oh, we know 'tis Jesus calls you
To his vineyard in the sea,
To the isles that waited for him,
To the lost ones calling thee! What though loving ties may bind you,
Kindred dust, or weeping eyes,
Richer far will be the meeting
In the land beyond the skies.
Go then forth in heaven's keeping,
Sowing precious seeds in love;
Soon will come the glorious reaping,
Soon the rich reward above. There'll be vacant places waiting
At the old familiar home,
There'll be eyes and hearts that follow
To whatever isle you roam.
Yet we grieve not at the parting,
Though for long and weary years;
God's reward will heal the heartache,
And his smile will dry the tears. Speed them on, ye wings of heaven,
O'er the pathless, rolling sea.
"I'll be with thee," says the Master,
"I, thy Pilot, pilot thee.
I, who stilled the raging tempest,
I, who calmed the angry sea,
I, who tasted death to save you,
I, thy Pilot, pilot thee."