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The Son of God Goes Forth to War
- The Son of God goes forth to war,
a kingly crown to gain;
his blood-red banner streams afar:
who follows in his train?
Who best can drink his cup of woe,
triumphant over pain,
who patient bears his cross below,
he follows in his train. - The martyr first, whose eagle eye
could pierce beyond the grave,
who saw his Master in the sky
and called on him to save:
like him, with pardon on his tongue
in midst of mortal pain,
he prayed for them that did the wrong:
who follows in his train? - A glorious band, the chosen few
on whom the Spirit came,
twelve valiant saints, their hope they knew,
and mocked the cross and flame:
they met the tyrant’s brandished steel,
the lion’s gory mane;
they bowed their necks the death to feel:
who follows in their train? - A noble army, men and boys,
the matron and the maid,
around the Savior’s throne rejoice,
in robes of light arrayed:
they climbed the steep ascent of heav’n
thro’ peril, toil, and pain:
O God, to us may grace be giv’n
to follow in their train.
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Hymn
541
Scripture Reference
Revelation 12:11, Mark 10:38-39, Acts 7:54-60, Hebrews 11:33-40, Revelation 20:4
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Meter
C.M.D.
Composer Information
Cutler, Henry S. (1872)
- Author: Heber, Reginald (132)