Hymn
Through Sorrow's Night And Danger's Path
Through sorrow's night and danger's path,
Amid the deepening gloom,
We soldiers of an injur'd King
Are marching to the tomb.
There, when the turmoil is no more,
And all our powers decay,
Our cold remains in solitude
Shall sleep the years away.
Our labours done, securely laid
In this our last retreat,
Unheeded o'er our silent dust
The storms of life shall beat.
Yet not thus lifeless, thus inane,
The vital spark shall lie,
For o'er life's wreck that spark shall rise
To seek its kindred sky.
These ashes too, this little dust,
Our Father's care shall keep,
Till the last angel rise, and break
The long and dreary sleep.
Then love's soft dew o'er every eye
Shall shed its mildest rays,
And the long silent dust shall burst
With shouts of endless praise.
Through Sorrow's Night And Danger's Path — Text from Hymns, Selected and Original, 1828. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/through-sorrows-night-and-dangers-path
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Who wrote Through Sorrow's Night And Danger's Path?
The words of Through Sorrow's Night And Danger's Path were written by Henry Kirke White; the version here was published in 1828. The library holds 4 more hymns by Henry Kirke White, including The Star of Bethlehem and Come, Christian Brethren!
Is Through Sorrow's Night And Danger's Path public domain?
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What is the metre of Through Sorrow's Night And Danger's Path?
Through Sorrow's Night And Danger's Path is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Relieving Christ in His Members, Winter and Going to Church.