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Text:Oft in sorrow, oft in woe
Alterer:W. B. Collyer
Alterer:F. S. Maitland
Alterer:E. Bickersteth
Author:Henry Kirke White
Tune:ELIJAH (Wien)
Arranger:Lowell Mason, Mus. Doc.
Composer:Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdi, 1809-1847

415. Oft in sorrow, oft in woe

1 Oft in sorrow, oft in woe,
Onward, Christians, onward go;
Bear the toil, maintain the strife,
Strengthened with the Bread of life.

2 Let not sorrow dim your eye,
Soon shall every tear be dry;
Let not fears your course impede,
Great your help, if great your need.

3 Let your drooping hearts be glad;
March, in heavenly armor clad;
Fight, nor think the battle long,
Vict'ry soon shall tune your song.

4 Onward then to battle move,
More than conqu'rors ye shall prove;
Though begirt with many a foe,
Onward, Christians, onward go!

Text Information
First Line: Oft in sorrow, oft in woe
Author: Henry Kirke White (1806)
Alterer: W. B. Collyer (1812)
Alterer: F. S. Maitland (1827)
Alterer: E. Bickersteth (1833)
Meter: 7s. No. 4
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: Septuagesima; Fourth Sunday after Trinity; Eighth Sunday after Trinity (2 more...)
Notes: Alternate Tune: MARTYN, #290
Tune Information
Name: ELIJAH (Wien)
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdi, 1809-1847
Arranger: Lowell Mason, Mus. Doc. (1850)
Meter: 7s. No. 4
Key: A♭ Major



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