The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#481

481. Through the Night of Doubt and Sorrow

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

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Thro' the night of doubt and sorrow
• Title: Through the Night of Doubt and Sorrow
• Danish Title: Igjennem Nat og Traengsal
• Translator: Sabine Baring-Gould (1867, alt.)
• Author: Bernhardt S. Ingemann (1825)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  Ephesians 4:5
• Topic: The Church: Communion of Saints

Tune Information

• Name: BALTIMORE
• Composer: Bernhard Schumacher (1910)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Key: G Major