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Through the Night of Doubt and Sorrow

GALILEAN · 8.7.8.7.D · words Bernhardt S. Ingemann · music Joseph Barnby

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Through the Night of Doubt and Sorrow the somed the the cross heart peo pil ward, as His ward with from ran goes aid! one; shed, band, our of ple grim there strain light night ward, the the the of fore, that of One 2. One 1. Through 3. 4. On broth thou pres sor On ers, sands ence, row pil lips God's doubt grim of own and O'er Lift On God path Prom be neath we the 'ning ing the the in rest march all to ised gun: tread: Land. its be we shade. shame, con far songs its the ing ing and flict, the of Bear One Chas Sing per bat tion, ter ta Till One Bright March tle, il ror, ex fight one gloom its the and pec ing e which the rend far faith burns guid of ter nev the the the and the nal er ing tomb; shore, tires, light: fore shall the the be ob the ness ject us come glad Soon One One Clear wak joic jour dark Soon On One Gleams ing, ing ney, ness great of of through our a re the toil ev God through and er in the end love hope fear the in the ping of for our less gloom. more. spires. night. One scat the earn clasps of look hand t'ring Al est the the the er might Then Where One Broth ows, ther ward, er, And Reigns One Step of Fa for broth all y ing shad Bernhardt S. Ingemann, 1916 GALILEAN 8.7.8.7.D Joseph Barnby, 1911
Through the Night of Doubt and Sorrow the somed the the cross heart peo pil ward, as His ward with from ran goes aid! one; shed, band, our of ple grim there strain light night ward, the the the of fore, that of One 2. One 1. Through 3. 4. On broth thou pres sor On ers, sands ence, row pil lips God's doubt grim of own and O'er Lift On God path Prom be neath we the 'ning ing the the in rest march all to ised gun: tread: Land. its be we shade. shame, con far songs its the ing ing and flict, the of Bear One Chas Sing per bat tion, ter ta Till One Bright March tle, il ror, ex fight one gloom its the and pec ing e which the rend far faith burns guid of ter nev the the the and the nal er ing tomb; shore, tires, light: fore shall the the be ob the ness ject us come glad Soon One One Clear wak joic jour dark Soon On One Gleams ing, ing ney, ness great of of through our a re the toil ev God through and er in the end love hope fear the in the ping of for our less gloom. more. spires. night. One scat the earn clasps of look hand t'ring Al est the the the er might Then Where One Broth ows, ther ward, er, And Reigns One Step of Fa for broth all y ing shad Bernhardt S. Ingemann, 1916 GALILEAN 8.7.8.7.D Joseph Barnby, 1911

1.Through the night of doubt and sorrow
Onward goes the pilgrim band,
Singing songs of expectation,
Marching to the Promised Land.
Clear before us through the darkness
Gleams and burns the guiding light:
Brother clasps the hand of brother,
Stepping fearless through the night.

2.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:
One the object of our journey,
One the faith which never tires,
One the earnest looking forward,
One the hope our God inspires.

3.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:
One the gladness of rejoicing
On the far eternal shore,
Where the One Almighty Father
Reigns in love for evermore.

4.Onward, therefore, pilgrim brothers,
Onward, with the cross our aid!
Bear its shame, and fight its battle,
Till we rest beneath its shade.
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.

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