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Sing My Tongue, the Glorious Battle (Verse 1)

Sing My Tongue, the Glorious Battle (Verse 1). Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle. 296. WORDS: Venantius Honorius Fortunatus, 6th cent.; trans. by Percy Dearmer, 1931. 1. Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle, sing the ending of the fray;.

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Sing My Tongue, the Glorious Battle (Verse 1)

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  1. Sing My Tongue, the Glorious Battle(Verse 1) Sing, My Tongue,the Glorious Battle 296 WORDS: Venantius Honorius Fortunatus, 6th cent.;trans. by Percy Dearmer, 1931 1. Sing, my tongue,the glorious battle,sing the endingof the fray;

  2. now above the cross,the trophy,sound the loudtriumphant lay:

  3. tell how Christ,the world’s Redeemer,as a victimwon the day.

  4. Sing My Tongue, the Glorious Battle (Verse 2) 2. Tell how, whenat length the fullnessof th’appointedtime was come,

  5. Christ, the Word,was born of woman,left for ushis heavenly home;

  6. showed us humanlife made perfect,shone as lightamid the gloom.

  7. Sing My Tongue, the Glorious Battle (Verse 3) 3. Thus, with thirtyyears accomplished,went he forthfrom Nazareth,

  8. destined, dedicated,willing, wroughthis work, andmet his death.

  9. Like a lambhe humbly yieldedon the crosshis dying breath.

  10. Sing My Tongue, the Glorious Battle (Verse 4) 4. Faithful cross,thou sign of triumph,now for usthe noblest tree,

  11. none in foliage,none in blossom,none in fruitthy peer may be;

  12. symbol of theworld’s redemption,for the weightthat hung on thee!

  13. Sing My Tongue, the Glorious Battle (Verse 5) 5. Unto God bepraise and glory:to the Fatherand the Son,

  14. to th’eternal Spirithonor nowand evermorebe done;

  15. praise and gloryin the highest,while unendingages run.

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