{
  "title": "Speed thy servants, Saviour, speed them",
  "author": "",
  "tune": "Zion",
  "number": "382",
  "lyrics": "Speed thy servants, Saviour, speed them;\nThou art Lord of winds and waves;\nThey were bound, but thou hast freed them;\nNow they go to free the slaves:\nBe thou with them,\n'Tis thine arm alone that saves.\n\nFriends, and home, and all forsaking,\nLord they go at thy command,\nAs their stay thy promise taking,\nWhile they traverse sea and land:\nO be with them;\nLead them safely by the hand.\n\nWhen they reach the land of strangers,\nAnd the prospect dark appears,\nNothing seen but toils and dangers,\nNothing felt but doubts and fears,\nBe thou with them,\nHear their sighs and count their tears.\n\nWhere no fruit appears to cheer them,\nAnd they seem to toil in vain,\nThen in mercy, Lord, draw near them,\nThen their sinking hopes sustain:\nThus supported,\nLet their zeal revive again.\n\nIn the midst of opposition\nLet them trust, O Lord, in thee;\nWhen success attends their mission,\nLet thy servants humbler be:\nNever leave them\nTill thy face in heav'n they see.",
  "first_line": "Speed thy servants, Saviour, speed them;"
}