The Voice of Praise ‎#188

188. Fling Out the Banner

1 Fling out the banner! Let it float
Skyward and seaward, high and wide;
The sun that lights its shining folds,
The cross on which the Saviour died.

2 Fling out the banner! Angels bend
In anxious silence o'er the sign;
And vainly seek to comprehend
The wonder of the love divine.

3 Fling out the banner! Heathen lands
Shall see from far the glorious sight,
And nations, crowding to be born,
Baptize their spirits in its light.

4 Fling out the banner! Sin-sick souls,
That sink and perish in the strife,
Shall touch in faith its radiant hem,
And spring immortal into life.

5 Fling out the banner! Let it float
Skyward and seaward, high and wide;
Our glory, only in the cross;
Our holy hope, the Crucified.

Text Information

• First Line: Fling out the banner! Let it float
• Title: Fling Out the Banner
• Author: George W. Doane
• Publication Date: 1904

Tune Information

• Name: [Camden]
• Composer: J. B. Calkin
• Key: E♭ Major