King of Glory! Savior Dear

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King of glory, Savior dear

Author: Elizabeth Harcourt Mitchell
Tune: BENEDICT (Stewart)
Published in 11 hymnals

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1 King of glory! Savior dear!
Grant us grace to persevere;
Leader of the hosts of God,
May we tread where Thou hast trod!

2 Once for Thee, the Crucified,
Many a faithful martyr died;
How can we, Thy children, show
All our love, for all Thy woe?

3 They for Thee faced ax and wheel,
Fire, and beasts, and piercing steel;
Like them, may we suffer shame,
Pain or loss for Thy dear Name;

4 Bearing calmly for our Lord
Thoughtless jest or bitter word;
Curbing angry speech and tear,
Strong in Thee to persevere.

5 Persevere! Thy yoke is light,
Persevere! Thy crown is bright,
Persevere, and we shall sing
In the palace of our King!

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

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Author: Elizabeth Harcourt Mitchell

Mitchell, Elizabeth Harcourt, née Rolls, daughter of John E. W. Rolls, of the Hendre, Monmouth, was b. Dec. 15, 1833, and married to F. J. Mitchell, of Llanfrechfa Grange, Caerleon, Monmouthshire, in 1860. Mrs. Mitchell's prose works, published by Masters, Hayes, and the Society from Promoting Christian Knowledge number about 20. Her poetical works are First Fruits, Wild Thyme, The Ballad of the Battle of Trafalgar. To Mrs. Brock's Children's Hymn Book, 1881, she contributed the following:— 1. As Hebrew children strewed their palms. Church Decorators. 2. In the desert all alone. St. John Baptist. 3. King of glory, Saviour dear. Martyrs. 4. Come to the Manger in Bethlehem. Christmas Carol. 5. Good news from the hills of J… Go to person page >

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First Line:	King of glory, Savior dear
Title:	King of Glory! Savior Dear
Author:	Elizabeth Harcourt Mitchell
Meter:	7.7.7.7
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain