4. On - ward, there-fore, pil - grim brothers, On - ward, with the cross our aid; 4 4 Singing songs of ex pec ta - tion, March-ing to the prom-ised land: Chas-ing far the gloom and terror, Bright'ning all the path we tread; One the conflict, one the the march in God be - gun; Bear its shame, and fight its we rest be - heath its shade: bat per il, One Clear before us through the dark-ness Gleams and burns the guid-ing light; our jour-ny, One the faith which never tires, joicing On the far e ternal shore, Broth - er clasps the hand of broth-er, Step-ping fear-less thro' the night. ev - er-more. 1. From ev -'ry storm-y wind that blows,From ev-'ry swell-ing tide of woes, 2. There is a place where Jesus sheds The oil of glad-ness on our heads, 3. There is a spot where spirits blend, Where friend holds fellow-ship with friend; 4. There,there, on ea-gle's wing we soar, And time and sense seems all no more, 4 64 There is a calm, a sure re- treat; 'Tis found beneath the A place than all besides more sweet; It is the blood-bought mer-cy Tho' sunder'd far, by faith they meet Around one com-mon mer-cy And heav'n comes down,our souls to greet, And glory crowns the mer-cy 1. From ev'ry storm-y wind that blows, From ev'ry swell-ing tide of woes, There is a calm, a sure re-treat; 'Tis found beneath the mer-cy - seat. A-men. 1. Jesus, wher-e'er Thy people meet, There they be- hold Thy 2. For Thou, with-in no walls con-fined, In habit est the 3. Dear Shepherd of Thy chosen few, Thy form-er mer - cies 4. Here may we prove the pow'r of pray'r To strengthen faith, and mercy - seat; hum-ble mind; here re-new; sweet-en care, Wher-e'er they seek Thee, Thou art found, And ev'ry place is hallowed ground. |