The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8765

8765. Onward, Children, Onward

1 Onward, children, onward! Leave the paths of sin;
Hasten to the strait gate, strive to enter in;
None can knock unheeded, none can strive in vain,
For the Savior’s welcome all that seek obtain.

Refrain:
Onward, children, onward! is the call today;
Come with ready footsteps, and that call obey.

2 Onward, children, onward! In the narrow way.
Christ your Lord shall lead you safely day by day;
And with such a leader what have you to fear?
Satan may oppose you, but your king is near. [Refrain]

3 Onward, ever onward! Till you join the throng
Who in dazzling raiment sing the triumph song,
And to heav’nly music cry with one accord,
"Holy! Holy! Holy! Is our sovereign Lord." [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Onward, children, onward! Leave the paths of sin
• Title: Onward, Children, Onward
• Author: John H. Brammall
• Refrain First Line: Onward, children, onward!
• Meter: 11.11.11. D
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Written for the Wesleyan Sunday School Union, 1870, and first printed in the Union’s Whitsuntide fly-sheet of that year. In 1879, it was given anonymously in the Methodist Sunday School Hymn Book, number 283.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. GERTRUDE
• Composer: Arthur Seymour Sullivan
• Meter: 11.11.11 D
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain