American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#80

80. Flung To The Heedless Winds

1 Flung to the heedless winds
Or on the waters cast,
The martyrs' ashes will
Be gathered be at last;
And from that scattered dust,
Around us and abroad,
Shall spring a plenteous seed
Of witnesses for God.

2 Jesus has now received
Their latest living breath;
Yet vain is Satan's boast
Of vict'ry in their death;
Still, still, tho' dead, they speak
And, triumph-tongued, proclaim
To many a wak'ning land
The one availing Name.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Flung to the heedless winds
• Title: Flung To The Heedless Winds
• Translator: John Alex Messenger (1843)
• Author: Martin Luther (1523)
• Meter: 6 6 6 6 D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: The Means of Grace: The Christian Church

Tune Information

• Name: JEWETT
• Composer: C. M. von Weber
• Arranger: J. P. Holbrook (1862)
• Meter: 6 6 6 6 D.
• Key: E♭ Major