Go forth to life, O child of earth

Go forth to life, O child of earth

Author: Samuel Longfellow (1864)
Published in 48 hymnals

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1. Go forth to life, O child of earth!
Still mindful of thy heav’nly birth;
Thou art not here for ease, or sin,
But manhood’s noble crown to win.

2. Tho’ passion’s fires are in thy soul,
Thy spirit can their flames control;
Tho’ tempters strong beset thy way,
Thy spirit is more strong than they.

3. Go on from innocence of youth
To manly purity and truth;
God’s angels still are near to save,
And God Himself doth help the brave.

4. Then forth to life, O child of earth!
Be worthy of thy heav’nly birth!
For noble service thou art here;
Thy brothers help, thy God revere!

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #1746

Author: Samuel Longfellow

Longfellow, Samuel, B. A., brother of the Poet, was born at Portland, Maine, June 18, 1819, and educated at Harvard, where he graduated in Arts in 1839, and in Theology in 1846. On receiving ordination as an Unitarian Minister, he became Pastor at Fall River, Massachusetts, 1848; at Brooklyn, 1853; and at Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1860. In 1846 he edited, with the Rev. S. Johnson (q. v.), A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. This collection was enlarged and revised in 1848. In 1859 his Vespers was published, and in 1864 the Unitarian Hymns of the Spirit , under the joint editorship of the Rev. S. Johnson and himself. His Life of his brother, the Poet Longfellow, was published in 1886. To the works named he contributed the follow… Go to person page >

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First Line: Go forth to life, O child of earth
Author: Samuel Longfellow (1864)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Book of Hymns and Tunes #105

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At Worship #63

Chapel Hymns and Services #d30

Christian Worship and Praise #d118

Christian Worship #319

Church and University Hymns #d55

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Gloria #198

Heart and Voice #d74

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Heart and Voice #139

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d191

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #614

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Hymnal Amore Dei #209

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Hymnal, Amore Dei #209

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Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #a209

Hymns and Tunes for the Sunday School, the Congregation and the Home #d50

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Hymns for Schools and Colleges #177

Hymns of Progress #d46

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Hymns of the Centuries #198

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Hymns of the Spirit #553

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #290a

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #290b

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Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service #176

Jubilate Deo #239

Lyra Sacra Americana #d54

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #372

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Singers and Songs of the Liberal Faith #444

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Songs for the Lord's House #392

Songs for Worship #d47

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The Beacon Hymnal #102

The Beacon Song and Service book #112

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The Cyber Hymnal #1746

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The Golden Hymn Book #268

The Harvard University Hymn Book #d75

The Hill School Hymnal and Service Book #d59

The Methodist Hymnal #296

The Middlesex Hymn Book #d31

The Middlesex Hymn Book #d36

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The New Baptist Praise Book #358

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The New Baptist Praise Book #358

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #305

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #405

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The School Hymnal #185

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The Students' Hymnal #178

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d111

Universal Hymns #25

University Hymn Book for use in the Chapel of Harvard University #d63

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