Hymn
These things shall be, a loftier race
These things shall be! a loftier race
Than e'er the world hath known shall rise,
With flame of freedom in their souls
And light of knowledge in their eyes.
They shall be gentle, brave, and strong
To spill no drop of blood, but dare
All that may plant man's lordship firm
On earth, and fire, and sea, and air.
Nation with nation, land with land,
Inarmed shall lived as comrades free;
In every heart and brain shall throb
The pulse of one fraternity.
Man shall love man with heart as pure
And fervent as the young-eyed joys
Who chant their heavenly songs before
God's face with undiscordant noise.
New arts shall bloom of loftier mould,
And mightier music thrill the skies,
And every life shall be a song,
When all the earth is paradise.
There shall be no more sin, nor shame,
Though pain and passion may not die;
For man shall be at one with God
In bonds of firm necessity.
These things shall be, a loftier race — Text from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, 1917. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/these-things-shall-be-a-loftier-race
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote These things shall be, a loftier race?
The words of These things shall be, a loftier race were written by John Addington Symonds; the version here was published in 1917.
Is These things shall be, a loftier race public domain?
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What is the metre of These things shall be, a loftier race?
These things shall be, a loftier race is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Divine Nature, Providence, and Grace, As thy Days, So Shall thy Strength Be and Jew and Gentile in Christ.