The New English Hymnal ‎#468

468. Through the night of doubt and sorrow

1 THROUGH the night of doubt and sorrow
Onward goes the pilgrim band,
Singing songs of expectation,
Marching to the Promised Land.

2 Clear before us through the darkness
Gleams and burns the guiding light;
Brother clasps the hand of brother,
Stepping fearless through the night.

3 One the light of God's own presence
O'er his ransomed people shed,
Chasing far the gloom and terror,
Brightening all the path we tread;

4 One the object of our journey,
One the faith which never tires,
One the earnest looking forward,
One the hope our God inspires:

5 One the strain that lips of thousands
Lift as from the heart of one;
One the conflict, one the peril,
One the march in God begun;

6 One the gladness of rejoicing
On the far eternal shore,
Where the One Almighty Father
Reigns in love for evermore.

Text Information

• First Line: Through the night of doubt and sorrow
• Author: Bernhardt Ingemann, 1789-1862
• Translator: S. Baring-Gould, 1834-1924
• Meter: 87 87
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Source: Danish

Tune Information

• Name: MARCHING
• Composer: Martin Shaw, 1875-1958
• Meter: 87 87
• Key: A Major