Cedar and Vine

Go ye to the land of the cedar and vine

Author: William Oland Bourne
Tune: [Go ye to the land of the cedar and vine]
Published in 5 hymnals

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1 Go ye to the land of the cedar and vine,
Where the angels came down from their heavenly train,
Where the garden was fillèd with presence divine,
And the Savior has trodden the valley and plain.
For a star hath arisen, to shine through the gloom,
And a life breaketh forth from the verge of the tomb.

Refrain:
For a star hath arisen, to shine through the gloom,
And a life breaketh forth from the verge of the tomb.

2 Go ye to the land of the jewel and gem,
Go ye to the stores of the richest of pearl;
The light of salvation is given to them,
There early the banner of glory unfurl;
Oh, go to the isles of the ocean’s wide breast,
And tell them of Jesus, and Heaven and rest. [Refrain]

3 Go ye to the land of the olive, and teach
Of a peace which the world is not able to give;
To the flowery land, where the message shall reach
The millions that wait in the Savior to live;
Go ye to the land of ruby and gold,
And bid them the crown of redemption behold. [Refrain]

4 Go ye to the land where the Ethiop roams,
And stretches his long fettered hand unto God;
Oh! tell them of Heaven, and point to the homes
Where never the foot of oppressions hath trod;
And the desert shall bloom, and the barren shall sing,
And the wilderness forth into beauty shall spring. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #10095

Author: William Oland Bourne

Bourne was born on June 11, 1819, in Germantown, Pennsylvania. He was a so­cial re­for­mer and au­thor, lyricist, printer and editor of The Sol­diers’ Friend, a news­let­ter for Ci­vil War ve­ter­ans. He served as chap­lain of Cen­tral Park Hos­pi­tal, a mil­i­tary hos­pi­tal in New York Ci­ty. He died on June 6, 1901 at Montclair, New Jersey. See more at http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/o/u/bourne_wo.htm  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Go ye to the land of the cedar and vine
Title: Cedar and Vine
Author: William Oland Bourne
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #10095
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The Cyber Hymnal #10095

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