The American Hymnal

483 CHURCH TRIUMPHANT L. M.

James W. Elliott, 1874

1. These things shall be! a loft-ier race Than e'er the world has known shall rise

With flame of free-dom in their souls And light of knowledge in their eyes. A-MEN.

3 They shall be gentle, brave, and strong 4 Man shall love man with heart so pure
To spill no drop of blood, but dare
All that may plant man's lordship firm,
On earth, and fire, and sea, and air.

3 Nation with nation, land with land,

Unarmed shall live as comrades free; In every heart and brain shall throb The pulse of one fraternity.

And fervent as the young-eyed throng
Who chant their heavenly psalms before
God's face with undiscordant song.

New arts shall bloom of loftier mould,
And mightier music thrill the skies,
And every life shall be a song,
When all the earth is paradise.

6 There shall be no more sin, nor shame,
Though pain and passion may not die;
For man shall be at one with God

In bonds of firm necessity.

John Addington Symonds

(YORKSHIRE)

We would be one in hatred of all wrong,
One in our love of all things sweet and fair;
One with the joy that breaketh into song,

One with the grief that trembles into prayer;
One in the power that makes Thy children free
To follow truth, and thus to follow Thee.

4 O clothe us with Thy heavenly armor, Lord,
Thy trusty shield, Thy sword of love divine.
Our inspiration be Thy constant word;

We ask no victories that are not Thine.
Give or withhold, let pain or pleasure be;
Enough to know that we are serving Thee.
Jown W. Chadwick, 1876

484 ALL SAINTS, No. 2 C. M. D.

Henry Stephen Cutler, 1872

I. At length there dawns the glorious day By prophets long fore - told;

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And human ha- treds flee be-fore The ra-diant East-ern skies. A-MEN.

2 For what are sundering strains of blood,
Or ancient caste and creed?
One claim unites all men in Christ

To serve each human need.
Then here together, brother men,
We pledge the Christ anew
Our loyal love, our stalwart faith,
Our service strong and true.

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3 One common faith unites us all,
We seek one common goal,
One tender comfort broods upon
The struggling human soul.
To this clear call of Brotherhood
Our hearts responsive ring;
We join the modern new crusade

Of our great Lord and King.

Ozora S. Davis

J. Richardson, 1853

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1. Men, whose boast it is that ye

Come of fathers brave and free,

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If there breathe on earth a slave, Are ye truly free and brave?

If ye do not feel the chain When it works a brother's pain,

Are ye not base slaves in- deed, Slaves un - wor-thy to be freed? A-MEN.

2 Is true freedom but to break
Fetters for our own dear sake,
And with leathern hearts forget
That we owe mankind a debt?
No; true freedom is to share
All the chains our brothers wear,
And, with heart and hand, to be
Earnest to make others free.

3 They are slaves who fear to speak
For the fallen and the weak;
They are slaves who will not choose
Hatred, scoffing, and abuse,

Rather than in silence shrink

From the truth they needs must think;

They are slaves who dare not be

In the right with two or three.

James Russell Lowell

That Thou wouldst bind our minds and hearts In Broth- er - hood of need.

A - MEN.

Give heart and soul and mind and strength To serve the King of kings. A-MEN

2 Rise up, O men of God!

His kingdom tarries long. Bring in the day of brotherhood And end the night of wrong.

3 Rise up, O men of God!

The church for you doth wait,

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Her strength unequal to her task
Rise up, and make her great!

4 Lift high the cross of Christ!
Tread where His feet have trod!
As brothers of the Son of Man
Rise up, O men of God!

William Pierson Merrill

488 DEDHAM C. M.

William Gardiner, 1830

1. Come let us join with faithful souls Our song of faith to sing,

One broth-er-hood in heart are we,

And one our Lord and King. A-MEN.

2 Faithful are all who love the truth And dare the truth to tell,

No words can sound the music vast Of its grand battle-song.

Who steadfast stand at God's right hand, 5 From step to step it wins its way

And strive to serve Him well.

3 And faithful are the gentle hearts, To whom the power is given Of every hearth to make a home, Of every home a heaven.

4 O mighty host! no tongue can tell The numbers of its throng;

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Against a world of sin;
Part of the battle-field is won,

And part is yet to win.

6 O Lord of hosts, our faith renew,
And grant us, in Thy love,
To sing the songs of victory
With faithful souls above.

William G. Tarrant, 1892
Albert L. Peace, 1885

1. Beneath the shad - ow of

the cross, As earthly hopes re- move,

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His new com-mand-ment Je- sus gives, His bless-ed word of love.

A-MEN.

2 O bond of union, strong and deep! O bond of perfect peace!

Not e'en the lifted cross can harm.
If we but hold to this.

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Then, Jesus, be Thy spirit ours, And swift our feet shall move To deeds of pure self-sacrifice, And the sweet tasks of love.

Samuel Longfellow

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