Gloria Deo ‎#541

541. Uplift the Banner! Let it Float

1 Uplift the banner! Let it float
Skyward and seaward, high and wide;
The sun shall light its shining folds,
The cross on which the Saviour died.

2 Uplift the banner! Angles bend
In anxious silence o’er the sign,
And vainly seek to comprehend
The wonders of the love divine.

3 Uplift the banner! Heathen lands
Shall see from far the glorious sight,
And nations, gath’ring at the call,
Their spirits kindle in its light.

4 Uplift the banner! Let it float
Skyward and seaward, high and wide;
Our glory only in the Cross,
Our only hope the Crucified.

5 Uplift the banner! Wide and high,
Seaward and skyward let it shine;
Nor skill, nor might, nor merit ours;
We conquer only in that sign.

Text Information

• First Line: Up lift the banner! Let it float
• Title: Uplift the Banner! Let it Float
• Author: Rev. G. W. Doane, D.D.
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Missions
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: CALKIN
• Composer: J. B. Calkin
• Meter: L. M.
• Notes: Public Domain.