Hymns and Songs of the Spirit ‎#222

222. For the brave of every race

1 For the brave of every race,
All who served and fell on sleep,
Whose forgotten resting place
Rolling years have buried deep--
Brotherhood and sisterhood
Of earth's age-long chivalry--
Source and giver of all good,
Lord, we praise, we worship thee.

2 Prince and peasant, bond and free,
Warriors wielding freedom's sword,
Bold adventurers on the sea,
Faithful stewards of the word,
Toilers in the mine and mill,
Toilers at the furnace blaze,
Long forgotten, living still,
All thy servants tell thy praise.

3 Valiantly o'er sea and land
Trod they the untrodden way,
True and faithful to command,
Swift and fearless to obey:
Strong in heart and hand and brain,
Strong, yet battling for the weak,
Recked they not of their own gain,
Their own safety scorned to seek.

4 Evermore their life abides
Who have lived to do thy will:
High above the restless tides
Stands their city on the hill:
Lord and Light of every age,
By thy same sure counsel led,
Heirs of their great heritage
In their footsteps will we tread.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: For the brave of every race
• Author: George Wallace Briggs (1920)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1966

Tune Information

• Name: ABERYSTWYTH
• Composer: Joseph Parry (1879)