329 The Son of God Goes Forth to War.

REGINALD HEBER.

DR. H. S. CUTLER.

1. The Son of God goes forth to war, A kingly crown to gain; 2. The mar-tyr first, whose eagle eye Could pierce be-yond the grave, 3. A no - ble ar - my, men and boys, The ma- tron and the maid,

His blood red ban-ner streams a far, Who fol-lows in His train? Who saw His Mas-ter in the sky, And called on Him to save; Around the Sav-iour's throne re-joice, In robes of light ar- rayed;

of mortal pain,

Who best can drink his cup of woe, Tri- um-phant over pain,
Like Him, with par-don on His tongue, In midst
They climb'd the steep as- cent of heav'n Thro' per

il, toil and pain;

Who patient bears his cross be - low, He He prayed for them that did the wrong; Who 0 God, to us may grace be giv'n To

follows in His train. follows in His train? follow in their train!

330

MRS. COUSIN.

Rutherford. 7, 6, D.

D'URHAN.

1. The sands of time are sink ing, The dawn of heaven breaks; 2. Oh, Christ, He is the foun tain, The deep, sweet well of love! 3. Oh, I am my Beloved's, And my Be-loved's mine! 4. The Bride eyes not her gar ment, But her dear Bridegroom's face;

331

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.

EIN' FESTE BURG.

TRANS. BY REV. FREDERICK H. HEDGE, 1853.

MARTIN LUTHER, 1529.

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A mighty Fortress is our God, A Bulwark nev - er
Не а - mid the flood Of mor- tal ills prevail

1. {Our Help-er

For still our an-cient foe Doth seek to work us woe; His craft and power are

great, And, armed with cruel hate, On earth is not His

equal. A-MEN.

2 Did we in our own strength confide,
Our striving would be losing;
Were not the right man on our side,
The man of God's own choosing:
Dost ask who that may be?
Christ Jesus, it is He;

Lord Sabaoth His Name,

From age to age the same,

And He must win the battle.

The prince of darkness grim,-
We tremble not for him;
His rage we can endure,
For lo! his doom is sure,

One little word shall fell him.

abideth;

4 That word above all earthly powers,
No thanks to them,
The Spirit and the gifts are ours
Through Him who with us sideth:

3 And though this world, with devils filled, Let goods and kindred go,

Should threaten to undo us;

We will not fear, for God hath willed
His truth to triumph through us:

This mortal life also;
The body they may kill:
God's truth abideth still,
His kingdom is for ever.

The God of Abraham Praise.

1. The God of Abraham praise, Who reigns enthroned above; An-cient of ev-er2. The God of Abraham praise, At whose supreme command, From earth I rise, and

last-ing days, And God of love; Jehovah, great I AM, By earth and seek the joys At His right hand: I all on earth for- sake, Its wis-dom,

heav'n confessed; I bow and bless the sa-cred name, For-ev- er fame, and power; And Him my only por-tion make, My shield and tower. A-MEN.