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Appears in 63 hymnals First Line: To knights in the days of old Lyrics: 1 To knights in the days of old, Keeping vigil on mountain height, Came a vision of Holy Grail, And a voice thro’ the waiting night; “Follow, follow, follow the gleam, Banners unfurl over the world; Follow, follow, follow the gleam Of the chalice that is the Grail.” 2 And we would serve the King, And loyally Him obey, In the consecrate silence known, That the challenge still holds today; “Follow, follow, follow the gleam, Standards of worth over the earth; Follow, follow, follow the gleam Of the Light that shall bring the dawn. Used With Tune: [To knights in the days of old]

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FOLLOW THE GLEAM

Appears in 36 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Unknown Incipit: 55456 43333 27521 Used With Text: To knights in the days of old

CHALICE

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Gena Branscombe Incipit: 55144 32155 14321 Used With Text: Follow, follow the gleam

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To knights in the days of old

Hymnal: New Worship and Song #84 (1942) Languages: English Tune Title: [To knights in the days of old]

To the Knights in the Days of Old

Hymnal: Inter-Church Hymnal #379 (1930) First Line: To knights in the days of old Languages: English Tune Title: FOLLOW THE GLEAM

Follow the Gleam

Author: E. S. T. Hymnal: Exalt His Name #37 (1936) First Line: To knights in the days of old Refrain First Line: Saying, "follow, follow the gleam" Lyrics: 1. To the knights in the days of old, Keeping watch on the mountain height, Came a vision of Holy Grail, And a voice through the waiting night. Refrain: Saying, "follow, follow the gleam;" Signal and sign, long will it shine, If you follow, follow the gleam, It will lead to the light divine. 2. All we who would serve the Christ, Who loyally would obey, In the consecrate silence know That the challenge still holds today. 3. Like the knights of the Holy Grail, We too have our lifelong quest. By the grace that can never fail, We'll remember the vision blest. Languages: English Tune Title: [To knights in the days of old]

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Edith Sanford Tillotson

1876 - 1968 Person Name: E. S. T. Author (v. 3) of "Follow the Gleam" in Exalt His Name Edith Sanford Tillotson was born and lived her entire life in Corona, New York. She wrote hymns for children as well as poems and librettos. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

Anonymous

Person Name: Unknown Composer of "FOLLOW THE GLEAM" in American Church and Church School Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.