687a. Through the night of doubt and sorrow

1 Through the night of doubt and sorrow
onward goes the pilgrim band,
singing songs of expectation,
marching to the promised land.

2 Clear before us, through the darkness
gleams and burns the guiding light;
so we march in hope united,
stepping fearless through the night.

3 One the light of God's own presence
o'er his ransomed people shed,
chasing far the gloom and terror,
bright'ning all the path we tread.

4 One the object of our journey,
one the faith which never tires,
one the earnest looking forward,
one the hope our God inspires.

5 One the strain that lips of thousands
lift as from the heart of one;
one the conflict, one the peril,
one the march in God begun.

6 One the gladness of rejoicing
on the far eternal shore,
where the one almighty Father
reigns in love for evermore.

7 Onward, therefore, fellow pilgrims,
onward with the Cross our aid;
bear its shame and fight its battle,
till we rest beneath its shade.

8 Soon shall come the great awaking,
soon the rending of the tomb;
then the scatt'ring of all shadows,
and the end of toil and gloom.

Text Information
First Line: Through the night of doubt and sorrow
Title: Through the night of doubt and sorrow
Author: Bernhardt Severin Ingeman, 1789-1862
Translator: Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924 (alt.)
Meter: 87 87
Language: English
Publication Date: 2000
Scripture:
Topic: Christian unity; Faith, Trust and Commitment; Hope and Consolation (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: MARCHING
Composer: Martin Shaw, 1875-1958
Meter: 87 87
Key: A Major
Copyright: © J. Curwen & Sons
Notes: A lower setting will be found at No. 161 (Tune 2)



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