Hymn
On Our Way Rejoicing
On our way rejoicing, As we homeward move,
Hearken to our praises, O Thou God of love!
Is there grief or sadness? Thine it cannot be!
Is our sky beclouded? Clouds are not from Thee!
On our way rejoicing,
As we homeward move,
Hearken to our praises,
O Thou God of love!
If with honest-hearted love for God and man,
Day by day Thou find us doing what we can,
Thou Who giv'st the seed-time wilt give large increase,
Crown the head with blessings, fill the heart with peace.
On our way rejoicing gladly let us go;
Conquered hath our Leader, vanquished is our foe!
Christ without, our safety, Christ within, our joy;
Who, if we be faithful, can our hope destroy?
Unto God the Father joyful songs we sing;
Unto God the Saviour thankful hearts we bring;
Unto God the Spirit bow we and adore,
On our way rejoicing now and evermore!
On Our Way Rejoicing — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/on-our-way-rejoicing
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote On Our Way Rejoicing?
The words of On Our Way Rejoicing were written by John S. B. Monsell; the version here was published in 1920. The library holds 7 more hymns by John S. B. Monsell, including Sweet is Thy mercy, Lord and Lord of the living harvest.
Is On Our Way Rejoicing public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Church Hymnal, published in 1920. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of On Our Way Rejoicing?
On Our Way Rejoicing is in 6.5.6.5 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Summer Suns Are Glowing, Christian! Dost Thou See Them and In the Hour of Trial.