WORSHIP >> CLOSE OF WORSHIP
SDAH 68
On our way rejoicing
Gladly let us go;
Conquer’d hath our Leader,
Vanquish’d is the foe.
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Text
1
On our way rejoicing
Gladly let us go;
Conquer’d hath our Leader,
Vanquish’d is the foe.
Christ without, our safety;
Christ within, our joy;
Who, if we be faithful,
Can our hope destroy?
Refrain
On our way rejoicing
As we forward move,
Hearken to our praises,
O blest God of love!
2
Unto God the Father
Joyful songs we sing,
Unto God the Savior
Thankful hearts we bring,
Unto God the Spirit
Bow we and adore,
On our way rejoicing
Now and evermore.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(b) Gen 8:22; Ps 103:4
Author
J.S.B. Monsell (1811-1875)
Year Published
1863
Hymn Tune
HERMAS
Metrical Number
6.5.6.5.D.Ref.
Composer
Frances R. Havergal (1836-1879)
Year Composed
1871
Theme
CLOSE OF WORHIP
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Hymn Spotlight: On Our Way Rejoicing
John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811–1875) originally wrote this hymn for the first Sunday after Trinity and later revised it as a processional hymn in Parish Hymnal (1873). Expressing joy and confidence in God’s guidance, it calls us to walk forward in faith, rejoicing in His love. Monsell also wrote O Worship the Lord (SDAH 6) and Fight the Good Fight(SDAH 613).
The tune HERMAS, composed by Frances Ridley Havergal (1836–1879), was originally paired with another of her hymns. A gifted poet and musician, she is best known for Take My Life and Let It Be (SDAH 330) and Live Out Thy Life Within Me (SDAH 316).
As we sing, may we step forward with joy, trusting in God’s leading every day.
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Introductions for Sabbath School Song Service (based on specific lesson quarterlies):
John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811-1875; see SDAH 6) wrote this hymn for the first Sunday after Trinity in the Church Year, and published it in his Hymns of Love and Praise for the Church’s Year, 1863. He rewrote it as a processional hymn with added refrain and put it in his Parish Hymnal, 1873. Two stanzas have been omitted in SDAH. Monsell also authored SDAH 6, “O Worship the Lord,” and SDAH 613, “Fight the Good Fight.”
HERMAS gets its name from one of the friends of the apostle Paul, noted in Romans 16:14, Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879; see Biographies) composed this tune for one of her poems, “Jesus I Will Trust Thee” (some say she wrote it for her children’s hymn, “Golden Harps Are Sounding”), which was published in Harvegal’s Psalmody, 1871—a collection of her father’s tunes and charts that she edited. She is known mostly of her hymn text “Take My Life and Let it Be,” SDAH 330, and “Live Out Thy Life Within Me,” SDAH 316.
Stanza:
2 – Genesis 8:22
Psalm 103:4
