Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New ‎#687b

687b. Through the night of doubt and sorrow

1 Through the night of doubt and sorrow
onward goes the pilgrim band,
singing songs of expectation,
marching to the promised land.

2 Clear before us, through the darkness
gleams and burns the guiding light;
so we march in hope united,
stepping fearless through the night.

3 One the light of God's own presence
o'er his ransomed people shed,
chasing far the gloom and terror,
bright'ning all the path we tread.

4 One the object of our journey,
one the faith which never tires,
one the earnest looking forward,
one the hope our God inspires.

5 One the strain that lips of thousands
lift as from the heart of one;
one the conflict, one the peril,
one the march in God begun.

6 One the gladness of rejoicing
on the far eternal shore,
where the one almighty Father
reigns in love for evermore.

7 Onward, therefore, fellow pilgrims,
onward with the Cross our aid;
bear its shame and fight its battle,
till we rest beneath its shade.

8 Soon shall come the great awaking,
soon the rending of the tomb;
then the scatt'ring of all shadows,
and the end of toil and gloom.

Text Information

• First Line: Through the night of doubt and sorrow
• Title: Through the night of doubt and sorrow
• Author: Bernhardt Severin Ingeman, 1789-1862
• Translator: Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924 (alt.)
• Meter: 87 87
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  Exodus 13:21
• Topic: Christian unity; Faith, Trust and Commitment; Hope and Consolation; The Pilgrim Community

Tune Information

• Name: ST OSWALD
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876
• Meter: 87 87
• Key: D Major