194 God’s Trumpet Wakes the Slumb’ring World
Samuel Longfellow, 1819-92
A stirring call to a loyal stand for truth and witness against wrong. The hymn first appeared in Hymns of the Spirit, 1864.
For comments on Samuel Longfellow see Hymn 28.
MUSIC. ALL SAINTS NEW was written for Bishop Heber’s hymn, “The Son of God goes forth to war.”
The composer, Henry Stephen Cutler, 1824-1902, received his education at Boston, his birthplace, and in Europe. He became a well-known organist and choir master, serving churches in Boston, New York, and other cities, and attracted attention by robing his choir members and seating them in the chancel, innovations in his day.