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.