Hymn 579 – THROUGH the night of doubt and sorrow | C&S English Hymnary

1. THROUGH the night of doubt and sorrow Onward goes the pilgrims band Singing songs of expectation Marching to the promised land. 2. Clear before us through the darkness Gleams and burns the guiding light Brother clasps the hand of brother Stepping fearless through the night. 3. One the light of God’s own presence O'er His ransonmed people shed Chasing far the gloom and terror Brightening all the path we tread. 4. One the object of our journey One the faith which never tires One the earnest looking forward One the hope our God inspires. 5. One the strain that lips of thousand Lift as from the heart of one One the conflict, one the peril One the march in God begun. 6. One the gladness of rejoicing On the far eternal shore Where the one almighty Father Reigns in love for evermore. 7. Onward therefore, pilgrim brothers Onward with the Cross our aid! Bear its shame, and fight its battle Till we rest beneath its shade. 8. Soon shall come the great awaking Soon the tending of the tomb Then the scattering of all shadows And the end of toil and gloom AMEN