The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#515a

515a. Brightly gleams our banner

1 Brightly gleams our banner
Pointing to the sky,
Waving wanderers onward
To their home on high.
Journeying o'er the desert,
Gladly thus we pray,
And with hearts united,
Take our heavenward way.
Brightly gleams our banner
Pointing to the sky,
Waving wanderers onward
To their home on high.

2 Jesu, Lord and Master,
At Thy sacred feet,
Here, with hearts rejoicing
See Thy children meet:
Often have we left Thee,
Often gone astray;
Keep us, mighty Saviour,
In the narrow way.
Brightly gleams our banner
Pointing to the sky,
Waving wanderers onward
To their home on high.

4 All our days direct us
In the way we go,
Crown us still victorious
Over every foe:
Bid Thine angels shield us
When the storm-clouds lower,
Pardon, Lord, and save us
In the last dread hour.
Brightly gleams our banner,
Pointing to the sky,
Waving on Christ's soldiers
To their home on high.

5 Then with saints and angels
May we join above,
Offering prayers and praises
At Thy throne of love.
When the toil is over,
Then come rest and peace,
Jesus in His beauty,
Songs that never cease.
Brightly gleams our banner,
Pointing to the sky,
Waving on Christ's soldiers
To their home on high.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Brightly gleams our banner
• Title: Brightly gleams our banner
• Author: Rev. Thomas J. Potter (1860)
• Meter: 6.5. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Notes: Tune name in index: VEXILLA

Tune Information

• Name: [Brightly gleams our banner]
• Composer: Horatio W. Parker
• Meter: 6.5. D.
• Key: A Major