The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5683

5683. Promoted to Glory

1. Summoned home, the call has sounded,
Bidding a soldier his warfare cease;
And the song of angels resounded,
Welcomes a warrior to eternal peace.
Praise the Lord! from earthly struggles
A comrade has found release.
Death has lost its sting, the grave its victory;
Conflicts and dangers are over;
See him honored in the throne of glory,
Crowned by the hand of Jehovah!

Refrain
Strife and sorrow over,
The Lord’s true faithful soldier
Has been called to go from the ranks below,
To the conq’ring host above.

2. Once the sword, but now the scepter,
Once the fight, now the rest and fame,
Broken every earthly fetter,
Now the glory for the cross and shame;
Once the loss of all for Jesus,
But now the eternal gain.
Trials and sorrow here have found their meaning
Mysteries their explanation;
Safe, forever in the sunlight gleaming
Of His eternal salvation. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Summoned home, the call has sounded
• Title: Promoted to Glory
• Author: Herbert H. Booth (1890)
• Refrain First Line: Strife and sorrow over
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of Peace and War, 1890
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Booth wrote this song while preparing for his mother's funeral.

Tune Information

• Name: [Summoned home, the call has sounded]
• Composer: Herbert Howard Booth (1890)
• Incipit: 55515 31235 12321
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Songs of Peace and War, 1890
• Copyright: Public Domain