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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Feb 8, 1899

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 25, No. 6.

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PITCAIRN.

By Mrs. M. J. Bahler

SAIL onward o'er the ocean, So vast, so deep, and wide, Tho heaving billows toss thee, A plaything in their pride. Angels of light shall guide thee And keep thee on thy way, Tho surges swell, and o'er thee Dash high their angry spray.
Yes, angel hands shall keep thee. Then, Pitcairn, swiftly speed And bear thy heaven-born message To precious souls in need. Across the foam-crest waters Are many souls who "wait;" The "isles" shall hear the message Now borne through Golden Gate.
O Father, guard this vessel! We've given it to Thee. 'Tis sacred to the message It bears across the sea. We trust it to Thy keeping; O, shield it from all harm, And thus reveal the power Of Thine almighty arm!
Go, brother laborers, trusting In Israel's God alone, The God who will deliver While seeds of truth are sown; And when has come the reaping, And garnered is the grain, Anchored in heaven's harbor, We'll sing a glad refrain. MRS. M. J. BAHLER. Astoria, Or.