I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and He was given a crown, and He rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
Revelation 6:2
Words: George K. Thompson, in The Revival Wave, edited by G. W. Wilson & Benjamin H. Kennedy (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1887), number 58.
Music: William J. Kirkpatrick (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good picture of Thompson (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Ride forth, ride forth to conquer,
Thou great and glorious King;
Thy arm shall bring salvation,
Thy praise the earth shall sing.
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Ride forth, ride forth,
In majesty and might,
Till truth shall spread from pole to pole,
And all shall hail its light.
Ride forth, ride forth to conquer!
Thy chariot wheels draw near,
And shouts of joy and gladness
On every side we hear.
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Ride forth, ride forth to conquer,
Thou sov’reign Lord of all,
Till mountain unto mountain
And deep to deep shall call.
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The distant isles of ocean
Shall stretch their hands to Thee,
And to Thy royal scepter
All nations bend the knee.
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