The Banner of the King

Throw your ban­ner In His name

Out up­on the New Year’s wing;

Far and wide your Lord pro­claim

Sons and daugh­ters of the King.

Bear your heads erect

and meet

The ris­ing day with op­en hand;

Kind of speech and swift of feet

Scatter sun­shine o’er the land.

Yours the brok­en heart to heal

Yours the load of grief to share;

Who their neigh­bor’s woe can feel

Find their mis­sion any­where.

Yours the way­ward heart to win

Yours the out­cast to re­claim;

Yours to lift the child of sin

From the bur­den of her shame.

Pure of heart and clean of thought—

Life with­out and life with­in—

Like a gar­ment rich­ly wrought

Fit for an­gels or for men.

Royalty is roy­al love

Royalty in lov­ing deed;

Show your lin­eage from ab­ove

In the broad­ness of your creed.

Catch the mu­sic of your song

From the theme the an­gels sing:

Fainter notes than they pro­long

Are un­wor­thy of your king.

Free as air the hope you raise;

Strong as light the truth you hold;

Christ’s the ev­er­last­ing praise

One the flock

with­in one fold.

Bow the knee

ex­alt the Son!

Wrong and hate be­fore Him fall;

Let His will on earth be done

God and Fa­ther ov­er all!

Sons and daugh­ters of the King

In the spir­it of His Word

Joyful on the New Year’s wing

Throw the ban­ner of your Lord.