Forget them not, O Christ, who stand

Verse 1

Forget them not, O Christ, who stand Thy vanguard in the distant land.

Verse 2

In flood, in flame, in dark, in dread, Sustain, we pray, each lifted head.

Verse 3

Exalt them over every fear, In peril come Thyself more near.

Verse 4

Thine is the work they strive to do, Their foes so many, they so few.

Verse 5

Be with Thine own, Thy loved, who stand, Christ's vanguard in the storm-swept land.

Verse 6

Amen.