Angel, Onward Speed

Onward speed thy conquering flight

Author: Samuel Francis Smith
Published in 53 hymnals

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1 Onward speed thy conquering flight,
Angel, onward speed;
Shed abroad thy radiant light,
Bid the shades recede;
Tread the idols in the dust,
Heathen fanes destroy,
Spread the gospel's holy trust,
Spread the gospel's joy.

2 Onward speed thy conquering flight,
Angel, onward haste;
Quickly on each mountain's hight
Be thy standard placed;
Let thy blissful tidings float
Far o'er vales and hills,
Till the sweetly-echoing note
Every bosom thrills.

3 Onward speed thy conquering flight,
Angel, onward fly;
Long has been the reign of night;
Bring the morning nigh;
'Tis to thee the heathen lift
Their imploring wail;
Bear them Heaven's holy gift,
Ere their courage fail.

Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #1060

Author: Samuel Francis Smith

Smith, Samuel Francis, D.D., was born in Boston, U.S.A., Oct. 21, 1808, and graduated in arts at Harvard, and in theology at Andover. He entered the Baptist ministry in 1832, and became the same year editor of the Baptist Missionary Magazine. He also contributed to the Encyclopaedia Americana. From 1834 to 1842 he was pastor at Waterville, Maine, and Professor of Modern Languages in Waterville College. In 1842 he removed to Newton, Massachusetts, where he remained until 1854, when he became the editor of the publications of the Baptist Missionary Union. With Baron Stow he prepared the Baptist collection known as The Psalmist, published in 1843, to which he contributed several hymns. The Psalmist is the most creditable and influential of… Go to person page >

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First Line: Onward speed thy conquering flight
Title: Angel, Onward Speed
Author: Samuel Francis Smith
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #8763
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Instances

Instances (1 - 53 of 53)
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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #591

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #591

Asaph #d199

Harmonia Ecclesiae #d193

Harmonia Sacra, being a Compilation of Church Music. 10th ed #d259

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #318

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #318

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Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #525

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Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #525

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d865

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Hymns of the Spirit #700

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Jasper and Gold #85

Jubilant Voices #d137

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Kindly Light #137

Lyra Sacra Americana #d157

Maynard's Selected Sabbath School Hymns. 4th ed. #d149

Mission Songs #50

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New Hymn and Tune book #A47

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New Hymn and Tune Book #A47

Psalmista #d195

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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected. (7th ed.) #S429

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Song Worship for Sunday Schools #73

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Songs of Faith, Hope, and Love #95

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Sparkling Diamonds #127

Temperance Glee Book #d30

The American Tune Book (Carmina Sacra, enlarged) #d310

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The Christian Hymn Book #1286

The Christian Hymnal #d531

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The Christian Hymnal #823

The Christian Minstrel #d247

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The Cyber Hymnal #8763

The Harmonia Sacra. 14th ed. #d250

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The Key-Stone Collection of Church Music #348

The Modern Harp #d194

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The New Harmonia Sacra #346a

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The New York Choralist #227b

The Olive Branch #d111

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The Psalmist #892

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The Psalmist #892

The Psalmodist #d175

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The Psalmody #862

The Psaltery #d217

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The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book #402b

The Sabbath Hymn Book. Baptist ed. #d841

The Saints' Harp #d656

The Saints' Hymnal #d226

The Saints' Hymnal #d291

The Sanctus #d188

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1060

The Star of the East #d139

The Tabernacle #d232

The Temple Harp #d252

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Worship in Song #671

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