The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1407

1407. From Age to Age They Gather

1. From age to age they gather,
all the brave of heart and strong;
In the strife of truth with error,
of the right against the wrong;
I can see their gleaming banner,
I can hear their triumph song;
The truth is marching on.
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
The truth is marching on.

2. In this sign we conquer,
’tis the symbol of our faith,
Made holy by the might of love
triumphant over death;
He who finds his life loseth it,
forevermore it saith,
The right is marching on!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
The right is marching on!

3. The earth is circling onward
out of shadow into light;
The stars keep watch above our way,
however dark the night;
For every martyr’s stripe
there glows a bar of morning bright;
And love is marching on!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
And love is marching on!

4. Lead on, O cross of martyr faith,
with thee is victory;
Shine forth, O stars and reddening dawn,
the full day yet shall be;
On earth His kingdom cometh,
and with joy our eyes shall see,
Our God is marching on.
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Our God is marching on.

Text Information

• First Line: From age to age they gather
• Title: From Age to Age They Gather
• Author: Frederick L. Hosmer (1891)
• Language: English
• Source: The Thoughts of God, se­cond ser­ies, 1894
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: This hymn was writ­ten for the ded­i­ca­tion of Un­i­ty Church in De­cor­ah, Io­wa.

Tune Information

• Name: JOHN BROWN'S BODY
• Composer (attributed to): John William Steffe (19th Century)
• Incipit: 55555 43512 33321
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: 19th Century American melody
• Copyright: Public Domain