Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#407

407. Brightly gleams our banner

1 Brightly gleams our banner,
Pointing to the sky,
Waving wanderers onward
To their home on high.
Journeying o'er the desert,
Gladly thus we pray,
And with hearts united,
Take our heavenward way.

Refrain:
Brightly gleams our banner,
Pointing to the sky,
Waving wanderers onward
To their home on high.

2 Jesus, Lord and Master,
At Thy sacred feet,
Here with hearts rejoicing
See Thy children meet;
Often have we left Thee,
Often gone astray;
Keep us, mighty Saviour,
In the narrow way. [Refrain]

3 All our days direct us,
In the way we go;
Lead us on victorious
Over every foe:
Bid Thine angels shield us
When the storm-clouds lower;
Pardon Thou and save us
In the last dread hour. [Refrain]

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Brightly gleams our banner
• Author: Thomas J. Potter (1860)
• Refrain First Line: Brightly gleams our banner
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Onward; Processional; Supplication

Tune Information

• Name: ST. ALBAN
• Composer: Franz J. Haydn
• Meter: 6s, 5s D.