The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4299

4299. Martyr of God, Whose Strength Was Steeled

1. Martyr of God, whose strength was steeled
To follow close God’s only Son,
Well didst thou brave thy battlefield,
And well thy heavenly bliss was won!

2. Now join thy prayers with ours, who pray
That God may pardon us and bless;
For prayer keeps evil’s plague away,
And draws from life its weariness.

3. Long, long ago, were loosed the chains
That held thy body once in thrall;
For us how many a bond remains!
O Love of God release us all.

4. All praise to God the Father be,
All praise to Thee, eternal Son;
All praise, O Holy Ghost, to Thee
While never ending ages run.

Text Information

• First Line: Martyr of God, whose strength was steeled
• Title: Martyr of God, Whose Strength Was Steeled
• Latin Title: Martyr Dei qui unicum
• Author: Anonymous (10th Century)
• Translator (from Latin): Percy Dearmer
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: The English Hymnal (London: Oxford University Press, 1906), number 180
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: WHITEHALL
• Composer (melody): Henry Lawes, 1596-1662
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 17613 46556 71763
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain