Gird on thy sword, O man, thy strength endue

Gird on thy sword, O man, thy strength endue

Author: Robert Seymour Bridges (1898)
Published in 7 hymnals

Author: Robert Seymour Bridges

Robert S. Bridges (b. Walmer, Kent, England, 1844; d. Boar's Hill, Abingdon, Berkshire, England, 1930) In a modern listing of important poets Bridges' name is often omitted, but in his generation he was consid­ered a great poet and fine scholar. He studied medicine and practiced as a physician until 1881, when he moved to the village of Yattendon. He had already written some poetry, but after 1881 his literary career became a full-time occupation, and in 1913 he was awarded the position of poet laureate in England. Bridges published The Yattendon Hymnal (1899), a collection of one hundred hymns (forty-four written or translated by him with settings mainly from the Genevan psalter, arranged for unaccompanied singing. In addition to volumes… Go to person page >

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First Line: Gird on thy sword, O man, thy strength endue
Author: Robert Seymour Bridges (1898)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

ERFYNIAD


CHILSWELL


FARLEY CASTLE

FARLEY CASTLE, composed by Henry Lawes (b. Dinton, Wiltshire, England, 1596; d. London, England, 1662), was first published in treble and bass parts as a setting for Psalm 72 in George Sandys's Paraphrase upon the Divine Poems (1638). In the British tradition the tune is used as a setting for Horati…

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Instances (1 - 7 of 7)

Hymnal for Colleges and Schools #325

Hymnal for Colleges and Schools. 3rd ed. #d84

Hymns for the Celebration of Life #d58

Hymns for Worship #98

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #341

Songs of Praise #237

Songs of Praise #498

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