Text: | Soldiers, who are Christ's below |
Translator: | John Clark, 1839-88 |
Tune: | ORINTIS PARTIBUS |
Harmonizer: | R. V. W. |
1 SOLDIERS, who are Christ's below,
Strong in faith resist the foe;
Boundless is the pledged reward
Unto them who serve the Lord.
2 'Tis no palm of fading leaves
That the conqueror's hand receives;
Joys are his, serene and pure,
Light that ever shall endure.
3 For the souls that overcome
Waits the beauteous heavenly home,
Where the blessèd evermore
Tread on high the starry floor.
4 Passing soon and little worth
Are the things that tempt on earth;
Heavenward lift thy soul's regard;
God himself is thy reward;
5 Father who the crown dost give,
Saviour by whose death we live,
Spirit who our hearts dost raise,
Three in One, thy name we praise. Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Soldiers, who are Christ's below |
Latin Title: | Pugnate,Christi milites |
Translator: | John Clark, 1839-88 |
Meter: | 77 77 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1986 |
Source: | Latin, 18th century |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ORINTIS PARTIBUS |
Harmonizer: | R. V. W. |
Meter: | 77 77 |
Key: | F Major |
Source: | French Medieval Melody in the Beauvais MS, British Museum (Egerton 2615) |
Copyright: | Arr. By permission of Oxford Univeristy Press (from "English Hymnal") |