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"Forward!" be our watchword
Author: Rev. Henry Alford Appears in 344 hymnals Topics: The Kingdom of God on Earth Discipleship and Service Lyrics: 1 "Forward!" be our watchword,
Steps and voices joined;
Seek the things before us,
Not a look behind:
Burns the fiery pillar
At our army's head;
Who shall dream of shrinking,
By our Captain led?
Forward through the desert,
Through the toil and fight;
Jordan flows before us,
Zion beams with light!
2 Far o'er yon horizon
Rise the city towers,
Where our God abideth;
That fair home is ours:
Flash the streets with jasper,
Shine the gates with gold;
Flows the gladdening river,
Shedding joys untold.
Thither, onward thither,
In the Spirit's might;
Pilgrims to your country,
Forward into light!
3 To th' eternal Father
Loudest anthems raise,
To the Son, and Spirit,
Echo songs of praise,
To the Lord of glory,
Blessed Three in One,
Be by men and angels
Endless honor done.
Weak are earthly praises,
Dull the songs of night:
Forward into triumph,
Forward into light!
Amen. Used With Tune: FORWARD
"Forward!" be our watchword
From all that dwell below the skies
Author: Rev. Isaac Watts (1674-1748) Meter: 8.8.4.4.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 1,294 hymnals Topics: The Kingdom of God on Earth Missions Lyrics: 1 From all that dwell below the skies
Let the Creator's praise arise:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Let the Redeemer's Name be sung
Through every land, in every tongue.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
2 In every land begin the song,
To every land the strains belong:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
In cheerful sound all voices raise
And fill the world with joyful praise.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
3 Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord;
Eternal truth attends Thy word:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Amen. Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
From all that dwell below the skies
Go, labor on: spend and be spent
Author: Rev. Horatius Bonar Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 444 hymnals Topics: The Kingdom of God on Earth Missions Lyrics: 1 Go, labor on: spend, and be spent,
Thy joy to do the Father's will:
It is the way the Master went;
Should not the servant tread it still?
2 Go, labor on; 't is not for nought;
Thy earthly loss is heavenly gain:
Men heed thee, love thee, praise thee not;
The Master praises: what are men?
3 Go, labor on while it is day:
The world's dark night is hastening on;
Speed, speed thy work, cast sloth away;
It is not thus that souls are won.
4 Toil on, faint not, keep watch and pray,
Be wise the erring soul to win;
Go forth into the world's highway,
Compel the wanderer to come in.
Amen. Used With Tune: PENTECOST
Go, labor on: spend and be spent
Heralds of Christ, who bear the King's command
Author: Laura S. Copenhaver Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 52 hymnals Topics: The Kingdom of God on Earth Missions Lyrics: 1 Heralds of Christ, who bear the King's commands,
Immortal tidings in your mortal hands,
Pass on and carry swift the news ye bring:
Make straight, make straight the highway of the King.
2 Through desert ways, dark fen, and deep morass,
Through jungles, sluggish seas, and mountain pass,
Build ye the road, and falter not, nor stay;
Prepare across the earth the King's highway.
3 Where once the crooked trail in darkness wound
Let marching feet and joyous song resound,
Where burn the funeral pyres, and censers swing,
Make straight, make straight the highway of the King.
4 Lord, give us faith and strength the road to build,
To see the promise of the day fulfilled,
When war shall be no more and strife shall cease
Upon the highway of the Prince of Peace.
Amen. Used With Tune: NATIONAL HYMN
Heralds of Christ, who bear the King's command
Lead on, O King Eternal
Author: Rev. Ernest W. Shurtleff Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 407 hymnals Topics: The Kingdom of God on Earth Discipleship and Service Lyrics: 1 Lead on, O King Eternal,
The day of march has come;
Henceforth in fields of conquest
Thy tents shall be our home:
Through days of preparation
Thy grace has made us strong,
And now, O King Eternal,
We lift our battle song.
2 Lead on, O King Eternal,
Till sin's fierce war shall cease,
And Holiness shall whisper
The sweet Amen of peace;
For not with swords' loud clashing,
Nor roll of stirring drums,
But deeds of love and mercy,
The heavenly Kingdom comes.
3 Lead on, O King Eternal:
We follow, not with fears;
For gladness breaks like morning
Where'er Thy face appears;
Thy cross is lifted o'er us;
We journey in its light:
The crown awaits the conquest;
Lead on, O God of might.
Amen. Used With Tune: LLANGLOFFAN
Lead on, O King Eternal
Let there be light, Lord God of Hosts
Author: William M. Vories Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 78 hymnals Topics: The Kingdom of God on Earth Brotherhood Lyrics: 1 Let there be light, Lord God of Hosts
Let there be wisdom on the earth!
Let broad humanity have birth!
Let there be deeds, instead of boasts!
2 Within our passioned hearts instill
The calm that endeth strain and strife;
Make us Thy ministers of life;
Purge us from lusts that curse and kill!
3 Give us the peace of vision clear
To see our brothers' good our own,
To joy and suffer not alone—
The love that casteth out all fear!
4 Let woe and waste of warfare cease,
That useful labor yet may build
Its homes with love and laughter filled!
God, give Thy wayward children peace!
Amen. Used With Tune: PENTECOST
Let there be light, Lord God of Hosts
Not alone for mighty empire
Author: Rev. William Pierson Merrill Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 87 hymnals Topics: The Kingdom of God on Earth The Nation Lyrics: 1 Not alone for mighty empire
Stretching far o'er land and sea,
Not alone for bounteous harvests,
Lift we up our hearts to Thee.
Standing in the living present,
Memory and hope between,
Lord, we would with deep thanksgiving
Praise Thee most for things unseen.
2 Not for battleship and fortress,
Not for conquests of the sword;
But for conquests of the spirit
Give we thanks to Thee, O Lord;
For the priceless gift of freedom,
For the home, the church, the school;
For the open door to manhood
In a land the people rule.
3 For the armies of the faithful,
Souls that passed and left no name;
For the glory that illumines
Patriot lives of deathless fame;
For our prophets and apostles,
Loyal to the living Word,
For all heroes of the Spirit,
Give we thanks to Thee, O Lord.
4 God of justice, save the people
From the clash of race and creed,
From the strife of class and faction:
Make our nation free indeed.
Keep her faith in simple manhood
Strong as when her life began,
Till it find its full fruition
In the brotherhood of man.
Amen. Used With Tune: HYFRYDOL
Not alone for mighty empire
Lest we forget
Author: Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936 Appears in 232 hymnals Topics: The Kingdom of God on Earth The Nation, Peace First Line: God of our fathers, known of old Scripture: Micah 6:6-8 Used With Tune: ST. CATHERINE
Lest we forget
O Father, all creating
Author: John Ellerton, 1826-1893 Appears in 49 hymnals Topics: The Kingdom of God on Earth Home, Marriage, Parents Scripture: Ephesians 5:25 Used With Tune: MUNICH
O Father, all creating
O God, beneath thy guiding hand
Author: Leonard Bacon, 1802-1881 Appears in 286 hymnals Topics: The Kingdom of God on Earth The Nation, Peace Used With Tune: DUKE STREET
O God, beneath thy guiding hand
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