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Down Through the Ages

Down through the ages some high souls have pleaded

Author: Winifred O. Webster
Tune: THY WILL BE DONE (Fillmore)
Published in 1 hymnal

Audio files: MIDI

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1 Down thru the ages some high souls have pleaded
With glowing faith the pray’r our Saviour taught;
But t’ward the dawn we see the earth-mists gather,
And dimmer grown the vision that He brought.

Refrain:
Give us the faith to see the golden morning,
When love and justice have their triumph won,
This be the pray’r our hearts are ever pleading:
Thy kingdom come, Thy will on earth be done

2 Now hope is high, we almost hear the echo,
O’er strife and tumult of the victor’s tread;
Stately and strong, He marches on before us:
To glorious triumph shall His hosts be led. [Refrain]

3 Love points the way, and all who do His bidding,
Forgetting self must strive against the wrong;
And when at last o’er sin and greed victorious,
With Him we’ll raise a glad triumphant song. [Refrain]

Source: Hymns for Today: for Sunday Schools, Young People's Societies, The Church, The Home, Community Welfare Associations, and Patriotic Meetings #150

Author: Winifred O. Webster

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First Line: Down through the ages some high souls have pleaded
Title: Down Through the Ages
Author: Winifred O. Webster
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Give us the faith to see the golden morning
Publication Date: 1920
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymns for Today #150

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