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SWEEP ON, O CAR OF LIGHT!
DEDICATION OF THE GOSPEL CAR “EMMANUEL,” IN DENVER, COLORADO, MAY, 1893.
Sweep on, O car of light!
God bless thy holy flight;
On thy wheels bring
Peace to the troubled breast,
And, to the weary, rest;
Glad, for thy mission blest,
The angels sing.
God bless thy holy flight;
On thy wheels bring
Peace to the troubled breast,
And, to the weary, rest;
Glad, for thy mission blest,
The angels sing.
Roll o'er the mountain's height;
Roll to the waters bright,
The distant sea;
Visit the lonely vale,
Outfly the wintry gale;
Thy errand will not fail,
God moves with thee.
Roll to the waters bright,
The distant sea;
Visit the lonely vale,
Outfly the wintry gale;
Thy errand will not fail,
God moves with thee.
Ride on, triumphant Lord!
Thy Spirit and Thy word
Shall speed Thy way.
Scatter the shades of night;
Command, “Let there be light!”
Gird on Thy sword of might,
And win the day.
Thy Spirit and Thy word
Shall speed Thy way.
Scatter the shades of night;
Command, “Let there be light!”
Gird on Thy sword of might,
And win the day.
Salvation's chariot, roll
On, till from pole to pole
Christ reigns alone;
Till darkness turns to day,
Till earth shall choose His sway,
And all its trophies lay
Before His throne.
On, till from pole to pole
Christ reigns alone;
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Till earth shall choose His sway,
And all its trophies lay
Before His throne.
Davenport, Iowa, March, 1893.
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