Author: E. Caswall; Thomas Aquinas Hymnal: The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #227b (1894) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: O Saving Victim, opening wide Lyrics: 1 O saving Victim, opening wide
The gate of heaven to man below,
Our foes press on from every side,
Thine aid supply, Thy strength bestow.
2 All praise and thanks to Thee ascend
For evermore, blest One in Three;
O grant us life that shall not end,
In our true native land with Thee.
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: [O Saving Victim, opening wide]
O Saving Victim, opening wide