Together in Song ‎#561

561. Who would true valour see

1 Who would true valour see,
let them come hither;
those here will constant be,
come wind, come weather.
There's no discouragement
shall make them once relent
each from a vowed intent
to be a pilgrim.

2 Those who beset them round
with dismal stories
cannot the brave confound:
their strength the more is.
No lion can them fright,
they'll with a giant fight,
but each will have a right
to be a pilgrim.

3 Hobgoblin nor foul fiend
can daunt their spirit:
they know they at the end
shall life inherit.
Then fancies fly away;
they'll scorn what people say,
and each work night and day
to be a pilgrim.

Text Information

• First Line: Who would true valour see
• Author: John Bunyan, 1628-88 (alt.)
• Meter: 65.65.6665
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Scripture:
  1 Peter 5:1-5
  ;
  1 Peter 5:6-11
  ;
  1 Samuel 17:37-51
  ;
  Ephesians 6:10-17
  ;
  Luke 9:49-62
  ;
  Proverbs 26:13
  ;
  Psalm 27
  ;
  Revelation 2:1-7
• Topic: Saints Days and Holy Days: Any Saint

Tune Information

• Name: MONK'S GATE
• Adapter: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Meter: 65.65 6665
• Key: D Major
• Source: English traditional melody, coll. by Ralph Vaughan Williams
• Copyright: Adaptation and arrangement from the "English Hymnal" by permission of Oxford University Press