Jesus, the Truth and Pow­er di­vine,
Send forth this mes­sen­ger of Thine;
His hands con­firm, his heart in­spire,
And touch his lips with hal­lowed fire.

Be Thou his mouth and wi­sdom, Lord;
Thou, by the ham­mer of Thy Word,
The roc­ky hearts in piec­es break,
And bid the son of thun­der speak.

To those who would their Lord em­brace,
Give him to preach the word of grace;
Sweetly their yield­ing bo­som move,
And melt them with the fire of love.

Let all with thank­ful hearts con­fess
Thy wel­come mes­sen­ger of peace;
Thy power in his re­port be found,
And let Thy feet be­hind him sound.