The Hymnbook ‎#333

333. O Brothers, Lift your Voices

1 O brothers, lift your voices,
Triumphant songs to raise;
Till heaven on high rejoices,
And earth is filled with praise:
Ten thousand hearts are bounding
With holy hopes and free;
The gospel trump is sounding,
The trump of jubilee.

2 O Christian brothers, glorious
Shall be the conflict's close;
The cross hath been victorious,
And shall be o'er its foes:
Faith is our battle token;
Our Leader all controls;
Our trophies, fetters broken;
Our captives, ransomed souls.

3 Not unto us, Lord Jesus:
To Thee all praise be due,
Whose blood-bought mercy frees us,
Has freed our brethren too.
Not unto us: in glory
The angels catch the strain,
And cast their crowns before Thee
Exultingly again.

4 Great God of our salvation,
Thy presence we adore;
Praise, glory, adoration
Be Thine forevermore;
Still on in conflict pressing
On Thee Thy people call,
Thee King of Kings confessing,
Thee crowning Lord of all.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O brothers, lift your voices
• Title: O Brothers, Lift your Voices
• Author: Edward H. Bickersteth (1848)
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. D.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 27:6
  ;
  Psalm 115:1
  ;
  Revelation 4:10-11
• Topic: Adoration and Praise; Church, The: Church Militant; Church, The: Church Triumphant; Pilgrimage of life; #NAME?; Life in Christ: Pilgrimage and Guidance of Life
• Copyright: Words copyright by the Church Society. Used by permission.

Tune Information

• Name: LLANGLOFFAN
• Meter: 7. 6. 7. 6. D.
• Key: g minor
• Source: D. Evan's Hymnau a Thonau, 1865
• Notes: Alternative tune, "Lancashire," opposite page.