...his murderers, Jacob Leisler proved himself a Christian beyond "name, or form, or ritual word," and " Like Him with pardon on his tongue In midst of mortal pain, He prayed for them that did the wrong." For two centuries the name of Leisler has been the target of malignant...

...martyr first, whose eagle eye Could pierce beyond the grave ; Who saw his master in the sky, And called on him to save ; Like him with pardon on his tongue, In midst of mortal pain, He prayed for those that did the wrong; Who follows in his train? A glorious band, the chosen few, On...

...thing if he continues to indulge such dreams in adulthood. We sing stirring songs of discipleship: A glorious band, the chosen few, On whom the Spirit...came, Twelve valiant saints; their hope they knew And mocked the cross and flame. They met the tyrant's brandished steel, The lion's gory mane; They bowed...

...Bishop Heber faces us with the daring of these early saints who hazarded their lives for Christ's sake: A glorious band, the chosen few On whom the Spirit...came, Twelve valiant saints, their hope they knew, And mocked the cross and flame. They met the tyrant's brandished steel, The lion's gory mane, They bowed...

...synonymous: The Son of God goes forth to war, A kingly crown to gain. His blood-red banner streams afar, Who follows in his train? A glorious band, the chosen few, On whom the spirit came. While valiant saints that hope they knew, And mocked the cross and flame. He met the tyrant's brandished...

...apostles who dedicated and risked their lives for the gospel's sake. The Son of God Goes Forth to War A glorious band, the chosen few On whom the Spirit...came, Twelve valiant saints, their hope they knew, And mocked the cross and flame, They met the tyrant's brandished steel, The lion's gory mane, They bowed...

...man goes forth to war For freedom's crown _to gain The Spangled banner streams afar He follows in the train. A glorious band the chosen few On whom the spirit came • These valient sons their course they knew And mock'd the cross and flame. They met the tyrants'...

...eagle eye Could pierce beyond the grave; Who saw his Master in the sky, And call'd on Him to save. 4. Like Him, with pardon on his tongue, In midst of mortal...them that did the wrong! Who follows in his train? 5. A glorious band, the chosen few On whom the spirit came, Twelve valiant saints, their hope they...

...martyr first, whose eagle eye could pierce beyond the grave, who saw His Master in the sky and called on Him to save. Like Him, with pardon on his tongue in midst of mortal pain, he prayed for them that did the wrong: Who follows in His train? A glorious band, the chosen few on whom...

...life and safety that Paul describes. Of the early apostles Reginald Heber writes, A glorious bond, the chosen few On whom the Spirit came. Twelve valiant saints, their hope they knew, And mocked the cross and flame; They met the tyrant's brandished steel, The lion's gory mane. They bowed...