Saturday, March 12, 2005

Rise up, O Men of God!

David Talcott has an excellent post entitled "Protestant Hymnody and Making Male Leaders" (dated March 12) found here. Read it! Meanwhile, I will post a great hymn.

Rise up, O Men of God!

Rise up, O men of God!
Have done with lesser things;
Give heart and soul and mind and strength
To servethe King of kings.

Rise up, O men of God!
His kingdom tarries long;
Bring in the day of brotherhood,
And end the night of wrong.

Rise up, O men of God!
The Church for you doth wait,
Her strength unequal to her task;
Rise up and make her great.

Lift high the cross of Christ;
Tread where his feet have trod;
As brothers of the Son of man
Rise up, O men of God!

-William H. Walter

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