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Author: Frank Cross Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Go forth, strong word of God; The lamp of life thou art; Bring love of truth and righteousness To every human heart. 2 Go forth, strong word of God; Thou shalt not know defeat; Revive the Church's martyr zeal, Her glorious task complete. 3 Go forth, strong word of God; Forever shalt thou stand; Redeem our nation; let it be A strong and holy land. 4 Go forth, strong word of God; Make this a glorious hour; Send out the light till all men know The Spirit's wondrous power. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 119:105 Used With Tune: ST. THOMAS

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ST. THOMAS

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 1,089 hymnals Tune Sources: Williams' Psalmody, 1770 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 51132 12345 43432 Used With Text: Go Forth, Strong Word of God

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Go Forth, Strong Word of God

Author: Frank Cross Hymnal: The Hymnal of The Evangelical United Brethren Church #159 (1957) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Go forth, strong word of God; The lamp of life thou art; Bring love of truth and righteousness To every human heart. 2 Go forth, strong word of God; Thou shalt not know defeat; Revive the Church's martyr zeal, Her glorious task complete. 3 Go forth, strong word of God; Forever shalt thou stand; Redeem our nation; let it be A strong and holy land. 4 Go forth, strong word of God; Make this a glorious hour; Send out the light till all men know The Spirit's wondrous power. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 119:105 Tune Title: ST. THOMAS

Go Forth, Strong Word of God

Author: Frank Cross Hymnal: Ten New Hymns on the Bible #6 (1952) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Languages: English Tune Title: ST. THOMAS

Go Forth, Strong Word of God

Author: Frank Cross Hymnal: Hymnal of the Church of God #159 (1971) Meter: 6.6.8.6 First Line: Go forth, strong word of God; Languages: English Tune Title: ST. THOMAS

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A. Williams

1731 - 1776 Person Name: Aaron Williams, 1731-1776 Composer of "ST. THOMAS" in Hymnal of the Church of God Aaron Williams (b. London, England, 1731; d. London, 1776) was a singing teacher, music engraver, and clerk at the Scottish Church, London Wall. He published various church music collections, some intended for rural church choirs. Representative of his compilations are The Universal Psalmodist (1763)— published in the United States as The American Harmony (1769)—The Royal Harmony (1766), The New Universal Psalmodist (1770), and Psalmody in Miniature (1778). His Harmonia Coelestis (1775) included anthems by noted composers. Bert Polman

Frank Leroy Cross

1904 - 2004 Person Name: Frank Cross Author of "Go Forth, Strong Word of God" in Hymnal of the Church of God Cross, Frank LeRoy. (Oklahoma, 1904- ). Evangelical United Brethren. Graduated from United Theological Seminary, Dayton. Pastor in Oklahoma, editor of Lorenz Publishing Co., Dayton. Winner of the Hymn Society of America contest for hymns based on the Bible, with "Go forth, strong word of God," issued at the time of the introduction of the Revised Standard Version. Has written other hymns for various denominations. --Ellen Jane Lorenz, DNAH Archives ========================= Frank Cross is a member of the faculty of Bonebrake Theological Seminary, an institution of the Evangelical United Brethren Church. He is a graduate of Oklahoma City University and had theological training at Bonebrake Seminary. He was the pastor of the First United Brethren Church in Oklahoma City from 1934 to 1946. He has written a number of hymns for the services of his own congregation, and some of these have been used elsewhere. This Bible hymn is the first to be published. --Ten New Hymns on the Bible, 1952. Used by permission.