Onward Christian Soldiers
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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 BANNER GO!
ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS,
MARCHING AS TO WAR,
WITH THE CROSS OF JESUS
GOING ON BEFORE.
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.
COME, YE THAT LOVE
THE LORD,
AND LET YOUR JOYS
BE KNOWN;
JOIN IN A SONG
WITH SWEET ACCORD,
JOIN IN A SONG
WITH SWEET ACCORD,
AND THUS SURROUND
THE THRONE,
AND THUS SURROUND
THE THRONE.
WE’RE MARCHING TO ZION,
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL, ZION:
WE’RE MARCHING
UPWARD TO ZION,
THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF GOD.
ON JORDAN'S STORMY BANKS
I STAND AND CAST A WISHFUL
EYE TO CANAAN'S FAIR
AND HAPPY LAND
WHERE MY POSSESSIONS LIE
I AM BOUND
FOR THE PROMISED LAND
I AM BOUND
FOR THE PROMISED LAND
OH WHO WILL COME
AND GO WITH ME
I AM BOUND
FOR THE PROMISED LAND
WHEN THE TRUMPET
OF THE LORD SHALL SOUND,
AND TIME SHALL BE NO MORE,
AND THE MORNING BREAKS,
ETERNAL, BRIGHT AND FAIR;
WHEN THE SAVED
OF EARTH SHALL GATHER
OVER ON THE OTHER SHORE,
AND THE ROLL IS CALLED
UP YONDER, I'LL BE THERE.
WHEN THE ROLL
IS CALLED UP YONDER,
WHEN THE ROLL
IS CALLED UP YONDER,
WHEN THE ROLL
IS CALLED UP YONDER,
WHEN THE ROLL
IS CALLED UP YONDER,
I'LL BE THERE.
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
TO GOD BE THE GLORY
FOR THE THINGS
HE HAS DONE!
WITH HIS BLOOD,
HE HAS SAVED ME!
WITH HIS POWER,
HE HAS RAISED ME!
TO GOD BE THE GLORY
FOR THE THINGS HE HAS DONE!