Loud to the prince of heav'n,
Your cheerful voices raise,
To him your vows be giv'n,
And fill his courts with praise.
With conscious worth,
And clad in arms,
All bright in charms
He sallies forth.
Source: Harmonia Americana: containing a concise introduction to the grounds of music; with a variety of airs, suitable fore divine worship and the use of musical societies; consisting of three and four parts #85b
First Line: | Loud to the Prince of Heaven |
Author: | Philip Doddridge |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Loud to the Prince of heaven. P. Doddridge. [Christ Triumphant.] First published in J. Orton's edition of Doddridge's (posthumous) Hymns, &c, 1755, No. 41, in 5 stanzas of 8 lines, and headed "The Triumph of Christ in the cause of Truth, Meekness, and Kighteousness." It was also repeated in J. D. Humphreys's edition of the same, 1839, No. 52. In its original form it is found in a few collections, but its most popular form, and that which is in extensive use in Great Britain and America, begins with stanza ii., "Gird on Thy conquering sword."
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)