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Forth went the heralds of the cross,
No dangers made them pause;
They counted all the world but loss,
For their great Master’s cause.
Through looks of fire, and words of scorn,
Serene their path they trod;
And to the dreary dungeon borne,
Sang praises unto God.
Friends dropped the hand they clasped before,
Love changed to cruel hate;
And home to them was home no more;
Yet mourned they not their fate.
In all his dark and dread array,
Death rose upon their sight;
But calmly still they kept their way,
And shrank not from the fight.
They knew to whom their trust was given,
They could not doubt His word;
Before them beamed the light of heaven,
The presence of their Lord.
O, may a faith as true be ours,
And shed as pure a light
Of peace across the darkest hours,
And make the last one bright!
Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #165
First Line: | Forth went the heralds of the cross |
Author: | William Gaskell |
Instances (1 - 6 of 6) | Title | First Line | Tune | Tune Key | Author | Meter | Scripture | Date | Subject | Source | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #165 | The Heralds of the Cross | Forth went the heralds of the cross | Gaskell | C. M. | 1866 | ![]() | |||||||||||
A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #165 | Forth went the heralds of the cross | Forth went the heralds of the cross | Gaskell | 1848 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Devotional Melodies, Adapted to Social Worship #d16 | Forth went the heralds of the cross | Forth went the heralds of the cross | William Gaskell | 1876 | |||||||||||||
Hymn Book for Christian Worship #315 | Forth went the heralds of the cross | Forth went the heralds of the cross | Gaskell | 1854 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Hymns of the Spirit #655 | Forth went the heralds of the cross | Forth went the heralds of the cross | 1864 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
The Psalms of Life: A Compilation of Psalms, Hymns, Chants, Anthems, &c. Embodying the Spiritual, Progressive and Reformatory Sentiment of the Present Age #433 | Forth went the heralds of the cross | Forth went the heralds of the cross | 1857 | ![]() |