Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#56

56. We Sing the Glorious Conquest

1. We sing the glorious conquest
Before Damascus' gate,
When Saul, the Church's spoiler,
Came breathing threats and hate;
The rav'ning wolf rushed forward
Full early to the prey;
But lo! the Shepherd met him,
And bound him fast to-day.

2. Oh, glory most excelling
That smote across his path!
Oh, light that pierced and blinded
The zealot in his wrath!
Oh, voice that spake within him
The calm, reproving word!
Oh, love that sought and held him
The servant of his Lord!

3. O Wisdom ord'ring all things
In order strong and sweet,
What nobler spoil was ever
Cast at the Victor's feet?
What wiser master-builder
E'er wrought at your employ
Than he, till now so furious
Your building to destroy?

4. Lord, teach your Church the lesson,
Still in her darkest hour
Of weakness and of danger,
To trust your hidden power:
Your grace by ways mysterious
The wrath of Earth can bind,
And in Thy boldest rival
Your chosen saint can find.

Text Information

• First Line: We sing the glorious conquest
• Title: We Sing the Glorious Conquest
• Author: John Ellerton (1871)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Acts 9:1-9
• Topic: Epiphany: Conversion of Paul
• Notes: Text by Anglican priest John Ellerton, from Church Hymns (1871), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: MISSIONARY HYMN
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1824)
• Meter: 7.6.7.6 D
• Incipit: 13556 53
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Tune MISSIONARY HYMN by American composer-compiler Lowell Mason, published as sheet music for solo voice in 1824, arr. as in The Modern Psalmist (1839).