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Hymns and Tunes 1886 464

Hear the Call

Words: W. F. S.Music: Wm. F. Sherwin

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1Lo! the day of God is breaking; See the gleaming from afar! True at last in Man the Son of God; Captain; Let no heart in fear or doubt; Onward marching, firm and steady, Faint not, fear not Satan's frown; Conquering hosts with ban-ners wav-ing, Sweep-ing on o'er hill and plain.

RefrainHear the call! O gird your armor on; Grasp the Spirit's mighty Sword; Take the helmet of salvation, Pressing on to battle for the Lord.

2Sons of earth, from slumber waking, Hail the bright and Morning Star; Jesus leads the gathering legions, In his name we shall prevail; Trust the Lord in with all ways, Till you wear the victor's crown; Ne'er shall halt till swells the anthem, 'Christ o'er all the world outright!'

Words
W. F. S.

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The verse

Meter
64
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 35% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Lo! the day of God is breaking; See the gleaming from afar! True at last in Man the Son of God; Captain; Let no heart in fear or doubt; Onward marching, firm and steady, Faint not, fear not Satan's frown; Conquering hosts with ban-ners wav-ing, Sweep-ing on o'er hill and plain./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/64A

Verse 2

Sons of earth, from slumber waking, Hail the bright and Morning Star; Jesus leads the gathering legions, In his name we shall prevail; Trust the Lord in with all ways, Till you wear the victor's crown; Ne'er shall halt till swells the anthem, 'Christ o'er all the world outright!'/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘˘///˘/˘/˘//˘///˘/˘///˘///60A

Refrain

Hear the call! O gird your armor on; Grasp the Spirit's mighty Sword; Take the helmet of salvation, Pressing on to battle for the Lord./˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/33A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.