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EXSURGAT DEUS

Meter: 8.4.8.4 Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Stainer, 1840-1901 Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 35367 17654 53363

Let God Arise to Lead Forth Those

Author: Arthur C. Ainger Meter: 8.4.8.4 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Let God arise to lead forth those Who march to war! Let God arise, and all His foes Be scattered far! 2. So Israel prayed, and Thou, O Lord, Wast with him then: Be with us now, who draw the sword For war again. 3. Grant Thou our soldiers courage high When foes are near, To strive, to suffer, or to die Untouched by fear. 4. Grant strength to those who mourn today Their loved ones lost, Yea, those who give their best, nor stay To count the cost. 5. Fight Thou for us, that we may fill Thy courts with praise; Then teach us mercy, teach us still The fallen to raise. 6. Yet more and more, as ages run, Bid warfare cease, And give to all beneath the sun Love, freedom, peace. Used With Tune: EXSURGAT DEUS

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Let God Arise

Author: Arthur C. Ainger Hymnal: For God and Country #32 (1918) First Line: Let God arise to lead forth those Languages: English Tune Title: EXSURGAT DEUS

Let God arise to lead forth those

Hymnal: Church Hymns #293 (1903) Topics: In time of war Languages: English Tune Title: EXSURGAT DEUS

Let God Arise to Lead Forth Those

Author: Arthur C. Ainger Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #3655 Meter: 8.4.8.4 Lyrics: 1. Let God arise to lead forth those Who march to war! Let God arise, and all His foes Be scattered far! 2. So Israel prayed, and Thou, O Lord, Wast with him then: Be with us now, who draw the sword For war again. 3. Grant Thou our soldiers courage high When foes are near, To strive, to suffer, or to die Untouched by fear. 4. Grant strength to those who mourn today Their loved ones lost, Yea, those who give their best, nor stay To count the cost. 5. Fight Thou for us, that we may fill Thy courts with praise; Then teach us mercy, teach us still The fallen to raise. 6. Yet more and more, as ages run, Bid warfare cease, And give to all beneath the sun Love, freedom, peace. Languages: English Tune Title: EXSURGAT DEUS

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John Stainer

1840 - 1901 Person Name: John Stainer, 1840-1901 Composer of "EXSURGAT DEUS" in The Cyber Hymnal

Arthur Campbell Ainger

1841 - 1919 Person Name: Arthur C. Ainger Author of "Let God Arise to Lead Forth Those" in The Cyber Hymnal Ainger, Arthur Campbell, M.A., son of the Rev. F. A. Ainger, incumbent of Hampstead, Middlesex; born in 1841, educated Trinity College, Cambridge, 1st Class Class. Trip. 1864, Assistant Master at Eton 1864-1901. Author of Eton Songs, 1901-2; Carmen Etonense, Vale, &c, and joint author with H. G. Winkle, M.A., of an English-Latin Verse Dictionary. Mr. Ainger's hymns in common use are the following :— 1. God is working His purpose out. [Missions.] Written and first published in 1894, with Dedication to Archbishop Benson. It was given in Church Hymns, 1903, Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1904, and other collections. 2. God of our Fathers, unto Thee. [National Thanksgiving.] Included in English Hymnal, 1906. 3. Let all our brethren join in one. [Harvest.] Included in C. W. A. Brooke's Additional Hymns, 1903. 4. Let God arise to lead forth those. [In Time of War.] Written in 1900, and first printed in the Times the same year. Subsequently pub. by Novello & Co., with music by Sir J. Stainer, and included in Church Hymns, 1903, and Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1904. 5. Like a mighty man rejoicing in his strength. [Missions.] Written by request for the S.P.G. Centenary, and published in the Centenary collection of Hymns, 1901. 6. Not ours to mourn and weep. [Lent. For the Young.] First published in the Public School Hymn Book, 1903. 7. On them who here, 0 Lord. [Holy Matrimony.] A Wedding Hymn, published with music by Novello & Co., 1903. A most acceptable addition to hymns for Holy Matrimony. 8. Praise the Lord: to-day we raise Hymns of thankfulness and praise. [For Victory] Written in 1902, and first printed in the Times, and t' en, with music, by Novello & Co. Included in Church Hymns, 1903. 9. Praise the Lord! to-day we sing. Birthday of our Founder King. [For Founder's Day.] Written for use at Eton, and included in Eton Songs, 1891-2, as "Hymn for Founder's Day." Admirably suited, with slight change in the opening line, for any Public School. 10. Uprose the stately temple. [Dedication of a School Chapel]. Written in 1891, and published in his Eton Songs, 1891-2. Mr. Ainger has written several other hymns, including one for the Coronation of King Edward VII., a Thanksgiving Hymn for his recovery from sickness (Skeffingtons), and others not in common use. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)