Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#401

401. Flung to the heedless winds

1 Flung to the heedless winds,
Or on the waters cast,
The martyrs' ashes will
Be gathered at the last:
And from that scattered dust,
Around us and abroad,
Shall spring a plenteous seed
Of witnesses for God.

2 Jesus has now received
Their latest living breath;
Yet vain is Satan's boast
Of vict'ry in their death:
Still, still, though dead, they speak,
And, trumpet-tongued, proclaim
To many a wak'ning land
The one availing Name.

Text Information

• First Line: Flung to the heedless winds
• Author: Dr. Martin Luther (1523)
• Translator: John Alexander Messenger (1843)
• Meter: No. 17
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Christian Life and Hope: The Walk of Godliness: Christian Resolve and Holiness
• Notes: Now Public Domain. From the German text: Ein neues Lied wir heben an

Tune Information

• Name: JEWETT
• Composer: C. M. von Weber
• Arranger: J. P. Holbrook (1862)
• Meter: No. 17
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.