Onward, Christian Soldiers
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| Onward, Christian Soldiers (1864) |
| Tune: St. Gertrude, Metre: 6 5 6 5 D with Refrain |
1.
- Onward, Christian soldiers,
- Marching as to war,
- With the cross of Jesus
- Going on before;
- Christ, the royal Master
- Leads against the foe;
- Forward into battle,
- See, his banners go.
- Onward, Christian soldiers,
- Marching as to war,
- With the cross of Jesus
- Going on before.
2.
- At the sign of triumph
- Satan's host doth flee;
- On then, Christian soldiers,
- On to victory.
- Hell's foundations quiver
- At the shout of praise;
- Brothers, lift your voices,
- Loud your anthems raise.
- Onward, Christian soldiers,
- Marching as to war,
- With the cross of Jesus
- Going on before.
3.
- Like a mighty army
- Moves the church of God;
- Brothers, we are treading
- Where the saints have trod;
- We are not divided,
- All one body we,
- One in hope and doctrine,
- One in charity.
- Onward, Christian soldiers,
- Marching as to war,
- With the cross of Jesus
- Going on before.
4.
- What the saints established
- That I hold for true;
- What the saints believed,
- That I believe too.
- Long as earth endureth,
- men the faith will hold;
- Kingdoms, nations, empires,
- In destruction rolled.
- Onward, Christian soldiers,
- Marching as to war,
- With the cross of Jesus
- Going on before.
5.
- Crowns and thrones may perish,
- Kingdoms rise and wane,
- But the church of Jesus
- Constant will remain;
- Gates of hell can never
- 'Gainst that church prevail;
- We have Christ's own promise,
- And that cannot fail.
- Onward, Christian soldiers,
- Marching as to war,
- With the cross of Jesus
- Going on before.
6.
- Onward then, ye people,
- Join our happy throng,
- Blend with ours your voices
- In the triumph song;
- Glory, laud, and honour
- Unto Christ the King;
- This through countless ages
- Men and angels sing.
- Onward, Christian soldiers,
- Marching as to war,
- With the cross of Jesus
- Going on before.
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The author died in 1924, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. |
