The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12145

12145. Truth Is Marching On

1 We are toiling thro’ the darkness,
But our eyes behold the light
That is mounting up the eastern sky,
And beating back the night;
Soon with joy we’ll hail the morning
When our Lord will come in might,
For truth is marching on.

Refrain:
Marching, marching, truth is ever marching,
Brighter, clearer, comes the happy dawn;
Marching, marching, truth is ever marching,
Ever marching on.

2 He will come in glorious majesty
To sweep away all wrong;
He will heal the brokenhearted,
And will make His people strong;
He will teach our souls His righteousness,
Our hearts a glad new song,
For truth is marching on. [Refrain]

3 He is calling on His people
To be faithful, prompt, and brave,
To uplift again the fallen,
And to help from sin to save;
To devote themselves for others
As Himself for them He gave,
For truth is marching on. [Refrain]

4 Let us fight against the evil
With our faces t’ward the light;
God is looking thro’ the darkness,
And He watches o’er the fight;
And His joy will be our recompense,
His triumph crown the right,
For truth is marching on. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: We are toiling thro’ the darkness
• Title: Truth Is Marching On
• Author: Isaac Roberts (1885)
• Refrain First Line: Marching, marching, truth is ever marching
• Language: English
• Source: The Glad Refrain, by Robert Lowry and W. H. Doane (New York: Biglow & Main Company, 1886)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [We are toiling thro’ the darkness]
• Composer: Robert Lowry
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain