Hymn: Head of the hosts in glory!

  • Title:
  • First Line: Head of the hosts in glory!
  • Hymnal: Hymnal: according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America
  • Denomination: (Protestant) Episcopal Church
  • Publisher: Remsen & Haffelfinger
  • Publication Date: 1871

Author(s)

  • Author Name: Matthew Bridges
  • Born: 1800
  • Died: 1894
  • Gender: M

Full Text

1 Head of the hosts in glory! We joyfully adore thee, Thy Church below, Blending with those on high-- Where through the azure sky Thy saints in ecstasy For ever glow! 2 Angels! archangels! glorious Guards of the church victorious! Worship the Lamb! One of the Three by right-- Love, majesty, and might-- The great I AM! 3 Martyrs! whose mystic legions March o'er yon heavenly regions In triumph round: Wave high your banners, wave! Your God, our Saviour, clave For death itself a grave, In hell profound! 4 Saints! in fair circles, casting Rich trophies everlasting At Jesus' feet Amidst our rude alarms, We stretch forth suppliant arms, That we, too, safe from harms, In Heaven may meet! 5 Saviour! in glory beaming, With radiance brightly streaming, Enthroned in power, Grant, by Thy awful name, That we through flood and flame The Gospel may proclaim, Till life's last hour.

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