The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8763

8763. Onward Speed Thy Conquering Flight

1 Onward speed thy conquering flight;
Angel, onward speed;
Cast abroad thy radiant light,
Bid the shades recede;
Tread the idols in the dust,
Heathen fanes destroy,
Spread the Gospel’s holy trust,
Spread the Gospel’s joy.

2 Onward speed thy conquering flight;
Angel, onward haste;
Quickly on each mountain’s height
Be thy standard placed;
Let thy blissful tidings float
Far o’er vale and hill,
Till the sweetly echoing note
Every bosom thrill.

3 Onward speed thy conquering flight;
Angel, onward fly;
Long has been the reign of night;
Bring the morning nigh:
’Tis to thee the heathen lift
Their imploring wail;
Bear them Heaven’s holy gift,
Ere their courage fail.

4 Onward speed thy conquering flight;
Angel, onward speed;
Morning bursts upon our sight—
’Tis the time decreed:
Jesus now His kingdom takes,
Thrones and empires fall,
And the joyous song awakes,
"God is all in all."

Text Information

• First Line: Onward speed thy conquering flight
• Title: Onward Speed Thy Conquering Flight
• Author: Samuel F. Smith
• Meter: 75.75 D
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalmist by Samuel Smith and Baron Stow (Boston: Gould, Kendall & Lincoln, 1843)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DEDICATION
• Composer: Myles Birket Foster (1890)
• Meter: 75.75 D
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain