SDA Hymns - The son of god goes forth to war
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Capo: 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Words by Reginald Heber
Music by Henry S. Cutler
SDA Church Hymnal (1941) Hymn # 361
Capo 2
[Verse 1]
GThe Son of God goes Cforth to war
A Gkingly crown to Dgain.
His Gblood-red banG7ner streams Cafar;
Who Gfollows Din GHis train?
GWho best can G7drink His Ccup of woe,
TriD7umphant over pain,
Who Gpatient bears his Ccross below--
He Gfollows D7in His Gtrain.
[Verse 2]
GThe martyr first, whose Ceagle eye
Could Gpierce beyond the Dgrave,
Who Gsaw his MasG7ter in Cthe sky
And Gcalled on DHim Gto save.
GLike Him, with G7pardon Con His tongue,
In D7midst of mortal pain,
He Gprayed for them that Cdid the wrong--
Who Gfollows D7in his Gtrain?
[Verse 3]
GA glorious band, the Cchosen few,
On Gwhom the Spirit Dcame,
Twelve Gvaliant saints--G7their hope Cthey knew
And Gmocked the Dcross Gand flame.
GThey met the G7tyrant's Cbrandished steel,
The D7lion's gory mane;
They Gbowed their necks their Cdeath to feel--
Who Gfollows D7in their Gtrain?
[Verse 4]
GA noble army, Cmen and boys,
The Gmatron and the Dmaid,
AGround the SavG7ior's throne Crejoice,
In Grobes of Dlight Garrayed.
GThey climbed the G7steep aCscent of heaven
Through D7peril, toil, and pain.
O GGod, to us may Cgrace be given
To Gfollow D7in their Gtrain!