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Free same-meter accompaniment for Lead on, O King Eternal (Ernest W. Shurtleff): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune ELLACOMBE (Wurttemberg, 1784 from Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle) in four-part harmony, 3 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.
Sung here to ELLACOMBE (Wurttemberg, 1784 from Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle), a 7.6.7.6 D tune — not necessarily the tune usually paired with this text. Any tune in the same meter fits the words.
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- 1Lead on, O King Eternal,
- The day of march has come,
- Henceforth on fields of conquest
- Thy tents shall be our home.
- Through days of preparation,
- Thy grace has made us strong,
- And now, O King Eternal,
- We lift our battle song.
- 2Lead on, O King Eternal,
- Till sin's fierce war shall cease,
- And Holiness shall whisper
- The sweet Amen of peace;
- For not with swords, loud clashing
- Nor roll of stirring drums,
- But deeds of love and mercy,
- The heavenly kingdom comes.
- 3Lead on, O King Eternal
- We follow, not with fears;
- For gladness breaks like morning
- Where'er Thy face appears;
- Thy cross is lifted o'er us;
- We journey in its light:
- The crown awaits the conquest;
- Lead on, O God of might.
About this music
ELLACOMBE — Wurttemberg, 1784 from Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle. Setting: Presbyterian Hymnal, 1911.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from Presbyterian Hymnal, Revised, 1911 Hymn 364.; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the Lead on, O King Eternal page.
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