Hymnal for Church and Home ‎#104

104. Rise, Hero Bold, From Calvary!

1 Rise, Hero bold, from Calvary!
Lift high Thy blood-stain'd shield,
That sin and death, assailing me,
May to Thy weapons yield!

2 Now wield in wrath Thy gleaming sword,
Smite foes defying Thee!
Dispel the dark, infernal horde
From Christendom and me.

3 Safe in Thy hand, shall death no more
With gloom my heart dismay;
Serenely views from life's bright shore
My soul its shatter'd clay.

Text Information

• First Line: Rise, Hero bold, from Calvary!
• Title: Rise, Hero Bold, From Calvary!
• Author: Johannes Ewald
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1927
• Topic: Passion and Easter
• Notes: Danish first line: Udrust dig, Helt fra Golgatha; Translator: S. D. Rodholm

Tune Information

• Name: [Rise, Hero bold, from Calvary]
• Composer: N. V. Gade
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: c minor