Classic Poem

Welcome , ye messengers of peace,
Ye servants of our mighty Lord:
May your just honours ne'er decrease,
Who labour to dispense his word.

Ye leaders of the churches, stand;
Publish the story of his love:
With his commission in your hand,
Argue, exhort, console, reprove.

By your own lives exalt his laws,
His promise by your faith commend.
The glory of a Saviour's cause,
With his own gentle zeal defend.

Jesus, we yield a dosile ear;
Such heralds of thy will and grace
With due submission we revere,
With warm affection we embrace.

Prosper, in all their anxious toil,
These faithful guardians of thy sheep:
And from devouring hate and broil,
Thy consecrated mountain keep.