Words by Reginald Heber
Music by Henry S. Cutler
SDA Church Hymnal (1941) Hymn # 361
Capo 2
[Verse 1]
G C
The Son of God goes forth to war
G D
A kingly crown to gain.
G G7 C
His blood-red banner streams afar;
G D G
Who follows in His train?
G G7 C
Who best can drink His cup of woe,
D7
Triumphant over pain,
G C
Who patient bears his cross below--
G D7 G
He follows in His train.
[Verse 2]
G C
The martyr first, whose eagle eye
G D
Could pierce beyond the grave,
G G7 C
Who saw his Master in the sky
G D G
And called on Him to save.
G G7 C
Like Him, with pardon on His tongue,
D7
In midst of mortal pain,
G C
He prayed for them that did the wrong--
G D7 G
Who follows in his train?
[Verse 3]
G C
A glorious band, the chosen few,
G D
On whom the Spirit came,
G G7 C
Twelve valiant saints--their hope they knew
G D G
And mocked the cross and flame.
G G7 C
They met the tyrant's brandished steel,
D7
The lion's gory mane;
G C
They bowed their necks their death to feel--
G D7 G
Who follows in their train?
[Verse 4]
G C
A noble army, men and boys,
G D
The matron and the maid,
G G7 C
Around the Savior's throne rejoice,
G D G
In robes of light arrayed.
G G7 C
They climbed the steep ascent of heaven
D7
Through peril, toil, and pain.
G C
O God, to us may grace be given
G D7 G
To follow in their train!