6402. Surrounded by Unnumbered Foes

1. Surrounded by unnumbered foes,
Against my soul the battle goes;
Yet though I weary, sore distressed,
I know that I shall reach my rest:
I lift my tearful eyes above—
His banner over me is love.

2. Its sword my spirit will not yield,
Though flesh may faint upon the field;
He waves before my fading sight
The branch of palm, the crown of light:
I lift my brightening eyes above—
His banner over me is love.

3. My cloud of battle-dust may dim,
His veil of splendor curtain Him;
And in the midnight of my fear
I may not feel Him standing near:
But, as I lift mine eyes above,
His banner over me is love.

Text Information
First Line: Surrounded by unnumbered foes
Title: Surrounded by Unnumbered Foes
Author: Gerald Massey (1863)
Meter: 88.88.88
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: WAVERTREE
Composer: William Shore (1840)
Harmonizer: William W. Gilchrist (1895)
Meter: 88.88.88
Incipit: 33354 44321 66655
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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