Sing we the King who is coming to reign
Sing we the King who is coming to reign. Charles Sylvester Horne* (1865-1914). First published in The Fellowship Hymn Book (1909) with the title ‘The New “Glory Song”’. This refers to a hymn by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel* beginning
When all my labours and trials are o’er,
And I am safe on that beautiful shore,
This hymn had the refrain ‘Oh, that will be…glory for me…glory for me…glory for me…’.
Horne wrote his hymn to supplant Gabriel’s words, although it is usually sung to Gabriel’s tune THE GLORY SONG. It had five verses, based on Isaiah 11:1-9, celebrating the vision of the coming of the Kingdom. It has continued to have a vigorous life in Baptist (BHB, BPW) and Methodist (MHB, HP)...
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