Lutheran Hymnody
The Hymns
CAROLS AND SPIRITUAL SONGS
656
Behold a Host, Arrayed in White
Rev. 7: 13–17
8.8.8.6.12 lines
Den store hvide Flok vi se
Hans Adolf Brorson, c. 1760
Tr., composite
Great White Host
Norwegian folk-tune, c. 1600
Arr. by Edvard H. Grieg, †1907, ad.
safe
glo
snow
clad
rious
and
thou
now,
hail!
sand
how
Now
moun
they
blest
bright,
pear!
aye,
tains
ap
for
a
and
ye
hold
spised
hail,
ar
they
y
scorned,
host,
might
Be
1
De
2
Then
3
in
journed
But
Like
All
white,
here;
yea,
gions,
so
rayed
le
on
you
near.
for
ev
throne
of
er
the
light?
throne
fore
tained
the
And
Those
With
way.
they
tyrs
the
a
who
stand.
stand
Lord,
Who
palms
mar
praise
His
ly
Sus
this
Word
band,
band
Be
God’s
with
priest
is
oft,
these
did
Lo,
So
Ye
dain,
by,
fame
gone
dis
rious
days
earth
glo
the
are
in
of
bled
of
they
trou
joys
tears
tion
weep
in
would
af
flic
and
and
pain.
sigh,
came
toiled
an
from
Ye
In
Who
great
they
sowed
the
guish
and
guilt
tears
glad
from
their
tion’s
At
and
shall
re
And
Fare
cleansed
aye
va
blame.
dry.
frain.
the
a
now
of
the
your
bring
flood
bove
in
home
well,
sing
blood
Love
Sal
Are
For
Je
God
sheaves
and
sus’
of
in
the
joy
quet
iad
wor
of
voic
palms,
in
es
chal
it
their
lift
they
ban
myr
ship
the
es
up
Sab
ho
raise,
blest;
strong,
en
ered
your
now
high
ly
bath
your
gath
Now
Swing
They
Their
The
Yea,
pas
voic
make
song,
rest,
place,
praise
fes
God
ly
Lord,
swell
shall
at
where
Thee,
board
dwell,
God,
Him
Mid
to
tal
doth
E
The
Their
nal
their
thems
an
Lamb,
ter
A
long.
Guest.
praise.
men.
and
self
an
of
be
and
gels’
the
is
songs
Lamb
Host
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