Widows who have watched to prayer, 4 Now they reign in heavenly glory,
(J=108) For all the saints, who from their la bors rest,
2 Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress and their Might;
Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;
Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true Light.
Alleluia.
3 Oh, may Thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold,
Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
And win with them the victor's crown of gold.
4 O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
8 From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
Singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Men once like us with suf-f'ring tried, But now with glory crown'd. A-men.
2 Let us, with zeal like theirs inspired,
Strive in the Christian race;
And, freed from every weight of sin,
Their holy footsteps trace.
3 Behold a Witness nobler still,
Who trod affliction's path;
Jesus, the author, finisher,
Rewarder of our faith:
4 He, for the joy before Him set,
And moved by pitying love,
Endured the Cross, despised the shame,
And now He reigns above.
5 Thither, forgetting things behind,
Press we to God's right hand;
There, with the Saviour and His saints,
Triumphantly to stand. Amen.
Their crowns of living glory Are lit with rays from Thee A-men.
Round the altar, night and day, Tun- ing their triumph-ant song?
"Worthy is the Lamb, once slain, Blessing, hon or, glory, pow'r,
Wis-dom, rich- es to obtain, New do- min- ion ev-'ry hour." A-men.
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