First of mar­tyrs

The phrase "First of mar­tyrs" resonates through 3 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“First of mar­tyrs”· 3 hymns found
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True man, true God, ad­ored.
And in the saints their Lord we ce­le­brate.

First of mar­tyrs

Doth thy gold­en crown pro­claim,
Who saw Thee rea­dy stand
And dy­ing en­ters para­dise;

First of Martyrs, Thou Whose Name

Lyricist: Jean de Santëuil, 1686
Composer: Johann Freylinghausen, 1704
Hymn 1

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First of mar­tyrs, thou whose name

Doth thy gold­en crown pro­claim,...

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First of mar­tyrs, thou whose name

Doth thy gold­en crown pro­claim,

First of Martyrs, Thou Whose Name

From All Thy Saints in Warfare

Lyricist: Horatio Nelson, 1864
Composer: Alexander Ewing, 1853
Hymn 2

...True man, true God, ad­ored.

Praise for the first of mar­tyrs,

Who saw Thee rea­dy stand...

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True man, true God, ad­ored.

Praise for the first of mar­tyrs,

Who saw Thee rea­dy stand

From All Thy Saints in Warfare

To All the Saints of God on Earth

Lyricist: Christopher Wordsworth, 1863
Composer: Rostockerhandboken, 1529
Hymn 3

...And in the saints their Lord we ce­le­brate.

Today the first of mar­tyrs dies,

And dy­ing en­ters para­dise;...

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And in the saints their Lord we ce­le­brate.

Today the first of mar­tyrs dies,

And dy­ing en­ters para­dise;

To All the Saints of God on Earth

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