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| Text: | Flung to the heedless winds |
| Author: | Dr. Martin Luther |
| Translator: | John Alexander Messenger |
| Tune: | JEWETT |
| Arranger: | J. P. Holbrook |
| Composer: | C. M. von Weber |
1 Flung to the heedless winds,
Or on the waters cast,
The martyrs' ashes will
Be gathered at the 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, though dead, they speak,
And, trumpet-tongued, proclaim
To many a wak'ning land
The one availing Name.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Flung to the heedless winds |
| Author: | Dr. Martin Luther (1523) |
| Translator: | John Alexander Messenger (1843) |
| Meter: | No. 17 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1908 |
| Topic: | Christian Life and Hope: The Walk of Godliness: Christian Resolve and Holiness |
| Notes: | From the German text: Ein neues Lied wir heben an |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | JEWETT |
| Composer: | C. M. von Weber |
| Arranger: | J. P. Holbrook (1862) |
| Meter: | No. 17 |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
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