A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) ‎#428

428. The Martyrs’ Ashes

Flung to the heedless winds,
Or on the waters cast,
Their ashes shall be watched,
And gathered at the last;
And from that scattered dust,
Around us and abroad,
Shall spring a plenteous seed
Of witnesses for God.

The Father hath received
Their latest living breath;
Yet vain is Satan’s boast
Of victory in their death;
Still, still, though dead, they speak,
And, trumpet-tongued, proclaim
To many a wakening land
The one prevailing name.

Text Information

• First Line: Flung to the heedless winds
• Title: The Martyrs’ Ashes
• Author: Luther
• Meter: 6s. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1866
• Notes: Public Domain.

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