Sing unto the Lord a new song; for He hath done marvelous things: His right hand, and His holy arm, hath gotten Him the victory.
Psalm 98:1
Words: Jeremiah E. Rankin, in Echoes of Paradise, compiled by Thoro Harris (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Woodman, 1903), number 5, alt.
Music: Sanaa arranged from Richard Wagner’s opera Lohengrin by Isaac V. Flagler, 1894 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Flagler (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Lo, they come, the victors!
Banners are all furled;
For the cross of Jesus
Conquered has the world.
Marching home in triumph,
Crowd the mighty throng,
One their thorn-crowned leader,
One their victor song.
Refrain
In the highest glory,
He from Heaven came;
Mighty to deliver,
Shout aloud His name.
They have washed their raiment,
Shining, snowy white;
Clothed are they with glory,
As the sons of light.
Theirs the scars of battle,
When the fight was on;
Theirs the shout of triumph,
Now the day is won.
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Up the steeps they’re thronging,
To celestial heights;
Ah, what joys await them,
What supreme delights!
Theirs the wedding banquet,
For refreshment spread;
Like great seas the chorus,
By their voices sped.
Refrain
To the Captain’s roll call,
All make answer, Here!
Blessèd of My Father,
In His name draw near.
This the purchased kingdom,
This the victor song;
The eternal chorus;
Pour its tide along.
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