To the Rescue

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A foe is abroad, like a tyrant he reigns

Author: Fanny Crosby
Tune: REVIVE US AGAIN
Published in 3 hymnals

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	Hallelujah, What a Savior!, Vol. 2 (Extr…

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1 A foe is abroad, like a tyrant he reigns
And his captives are groaning in fetters and chains.

Refrain:
To the rescue, let us hasten; to the rescue,— away!
To the rescue of the fallen, O hasten today.

2 With faith in the Lord and the pow'r of His might,
Let the armies of temp'rance their forces unite. [Refrain]

3 Go tell of God's love, and the demon shall fall;
Go tell them of Jesus, the Saviour of all. [Refrain]

4 Go seek out the lost in their bondage of sin,
There's hope for the fallen, go gather them in. [Refrain]

Source: Christian Endeavor Hymns #156

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Author: Fanny Crosby

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Text Information

First Line:	A foe is abroad, like a tyrant he reigns
Title:	To the Rescue
Author:	Fanny Crosby
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	To the rescue, let us hasten; to the rescue, away!
Copyright:	Public Domain

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REVIVE US AGAIN

The common attribution to John J. Husband is based on a brief resemblance to his tune ST. STEPHEN'S, first published in Psalmodia Evangelica, vol. 2 (1789), but the resemblance only extends to the first two measures. These tunes should not be regarded as the same. This gospel/revival tune was writte…

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