The Church Hymnal ‎#393b

393b. Lo! what a cloud of witnesses

1 Lo! what a cloud of witnesses
Encompass us around!
Men once like us with suffering tried,
But now with glory crowned.

2 Let us, with zeal like theirs inspired,
Strive in the Christian race;
And, freed from every weight of sin,
Their holy footsteps trace.

3 Behold a Witness nobler still,
Who trod affliction's path;
Jesus, the author, finisher,
Rewarder of our faith.

4 He, for the joy before him set,
And moved by pitying love,
Endured the cross, despised the shame,
And now he reigns above.

5 Thither, forgetting things behind,
Press we to God's right hand;
There, with the Saviour and his saints,
Triumphantly to stand.

Text Information

• First Line: Lo! what a cloud of witnesses
• Title: Lo! what a cloud of witnesses
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Other Feasts and Fasts; Progress; Trust; Zeal
• Source: Scotch Paraphrases
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. JAMES
• Composer: R. Courteville
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Public Domain.