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the missionaries.
"Oh! blest be the day when the White Man
First sought 'mid our forests to roam,
Forsaking the land of his birthplace,
And leaving his own cherished home.
First sought 'mid our forests to roam,
Forsaking the land of his birthplace,
And leaving his own cherished home.
"In ignorance and darkness we wandered,
No man for our souls seemed to care;
But what will not truth oft accomplish,
Accompanied by teaching and prayer?"
No man for our souls seemed to care;
But what will not truth oft accomplish,
Accompanied by teaching and prayer?"
A new scene now awaits our view,
A scene of all that 's good and true:
A ring was formed, where on the ground
Benches and chairs were strewn around;
A table in the center stood,
Roughly formed of oaken wood;
The minister was standing there,
Lost in deep thoughtfulness and prayer.
A scene of all that 's good and true:
A ring was formed, where on the ground
Benches and chairs were strewn around;
A table in the center stood,
Roughly formed of oaken wood;
The minister was standing there,
Lost in deep thoughtfulness and prayer.
An emblem in his hand he bore,
A pledge of love, which ne'er before
Had the untutored forest child
Beheld, within that western wild;
A pledge of love, which ne'er before
Had the untutored forest child
Beheld, within that western wild;
