The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 ‎#540

540. Forget Them Not, O Christ

1 Forget them not, O Christ, who stand
Thy vanguard in the distant land.

2 In flood, in flame, in dark, in dread,
Sustain, we pray, each lifted head.

3 Exalt them over every fear,
In peril come Thyself more near.

4 Thine is the work they strive to do,
Their foes so many, they so few.

5 Be with Thine own, Thy loved, who stand,
Christ's vanguard in the storm-swept land.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Forget them not, O Christ, who stand
• Title: Forget Them Not, O Christ
• Author: Margaret Sangster, 1838-1912
• Meter: 8.8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  1 Samuel 12:23
• Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Commission: Intercession for Laborers
• Notes: God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you. I Sam. 12:23.

Tune Information

• Name: ELSENHAM
• Composer: J. D. Macey (1860-1933) (1916)
• Meter: 8.8.
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Music by permission of Independent Press, Ltd. London.
• Notes: M.M. 76