From Age to Age They Gather

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1 From age to age they gather,
all the brave of heart and strong.
In the strife of truth with error,
of the right against the wrong;
I can see their gleaming banner,
I can hear their triumph song;
The truth is marching on!

Refrain:
Glory! glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! glory! Hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.

2 "In this sign we conquer!"
’tis the symbol of our faith,
Made holy by the might of love
triumphant over death;
"He finds his life who loseth it,"
forevermore it saith:
The right is marching on! [Refrain]

3 The earth is circling onward
out of shadow into light;
The stars keep watch above our way,
however dark the night;
For every martyr’s stripe there
glows a bar of morning bright;
And love is marching on! [Refrain]

4 Lead on, O cross of martyr faith,
with thee is victory;
Shine forth, O stars and reddening dawn,
the full day yet shall be;
On earth His kingdom cometh,
and with joy our eyes shall see,
Our God is marching on. [Refrain]

AMEN.

Source: The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal: official hymnal of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church #537

Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer

Hosmer, Frederick Lucian, B.A., was born at Framingham, Mass., in 1840, and educated at Harvard, where he graduated B.A. in 1869. Entering the Unitarian Ministry in 1872 he has held charges in Quincy, Ill., 1872-77; Cleveland, Ohio, 1878-92; St. Louis, 1894-99; and since 1899, at Berkeley, Cal. His Way of Life, 1877, was a compilation of Prayers and Responsive Services for Sunday Schools. Of Unity Hymns and Carols, 1880, he was joint editor with W. C. Gannett and J. V. Blake. His hymns were published jointly by him and W. C. Gannett (q.v.), as The Thought of God in Hymns and Poems (Boston: Little, Brown & Co.), 1st Series, 1885; 2nd Series, 1894. Of his 56 hymns in this work the following have come into common use, for the most part during… Go to person page >

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First Line: From age to age they gather, all the brave of heart and strong
Title: From Age to Age They Gather
Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer (1891)
Meter: Irregular with refrain
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Glory! glory! Hallelujah
Copyright: Public Domain

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Christian Worship and Praise #d109

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Hymnal for American Youth #251

Hymns and Songs IV #d7

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Hymns for the Church #305

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #566

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Hymns of Worship and Service #530

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Hymns of Worship and Service #275

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Hymns of Worship and Service #275

Inter-Church Hymnal #d96

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Living Hymns #89

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Pilgrim Songs (Number Two) #246

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #409

The A. M. E. Zion Hymnal #518

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The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #537

The American Hymnal #d146

The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #d98

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The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #425

The Beacon Hymnal #149

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The Century Hymnal #303

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The Cyber Hymnal #1407

The Hill School Hymnal and Service Book #d54

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #409

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #536

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Worship and Song. (Rev. ed.) #232

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