Common Tune

Hymn

Lead On, O King Eternal

EWING · 7.6.7.6.D · words Ernest W. Shurtleff · music Alexander C. Ewing

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Lead On, O King Eternal low, fierce of has shall with not war march day We Till The fol sin's fears, cease, come; on, on, on, King O O O Lead 1. Lead 2. 3. Lead King nal, nal, nal, e e e King ter ter ter Thy a shall of ap our face men be sweet tents e'er Wher The Thy peace. pears; home. glad ho forth in ness li For And Hence morn whis con quest per ing breaks ness fields like shall of ney of has ring Thy us in stir made grace We Nor jour roll light; drums; strong; its cross not days of is with Through Thy For o'er clash us, ra ing, tion swords' ed loud a lift prep God king bat of dom tle on, heav'n lift O ly our might. comes. song. crown deeds now, waits love King a of O The With And nal, cy Lead The We quest; the and e con mer ter Ernest W. Shurtleff, 1887 EWING 7.6.7.6.D Alexander C. Ewing, 1853

1.Lead on, O King eternal,
The day of march has come;
Henceforth in fields of conquest
Thy tents shall be our home.
Through days of preparation
Thy grace has made us strong;
And now, O King eternal,
We lift our battle song.

2.Lead on, O King eternal,
Till sin's fierce war shall cease,
And holiness shall whisper
The sweet amen of peace.
For not with swords' loud clashing,
Nor roll of stirring drums;
With deeds of love and mercy
The heav'nly kingdom comes.

3.Lead on, O King eternal,
We follow, not with fears,
For gladness breaks like morning
Where'er Thy face appears;
Thy cross is lifted o'er us,
We journey in its light;
The crown awaits the conquest;
Lead on, O God of might.

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Same meter but needs editorial underlay: ANGEL'S STORY, DIVINUM MYSTERIUM, ELLACOMBE, LLANGLOFFAN, MEIRIONYDD, MUNICH, RUTHERFORD, WEBB.

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