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Text: | Onward, Christian Soldiers |
Author: | Sabine Baring-Gould |
Tune: | ST. GERTRUDE |
Composer: | Arthur Seymour Sullivan |
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.
Refrain:
Onward, Christian soldiers,
Marching as to war,
With the Cross of Jesus
Going on before.
2 At the sign of triumph,
Satan's armies 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. [Refrain]
3 Crowns and thrones may perish,
Kingdoms rise and wane,
But the Church of Jesus
Constant shall remain.
Gates of hell can never
'Gainst that Church prevail:
We have Christ's own promise,
And that cannot fail. [Refrain]
4 Onward, then, ye faithful,
Join our happy throng,
Blend with ours your voices
In the triumph-song.
Glory, laud, and honor
Unto Christ the King;
This through countless ages
Men and angels sing. [Refrain]
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Onward, Christian soldiers |
Title: | Onward, Christian Soldiers |
Author: | Sabine Baring-Gould (1865) |
Refrain First Line: | Onward, Christian soldiers |
Meter: | 6 5, 6 5. D. With Refrain. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1937 |
Topic: | Occasional: Processional; Christian Soldiers; Spiritual Warfare |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. GERTRUDE |
Composer: | Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1872) |
Meter: | 6 5, 6 5. D. With Refrain. |
Key: | E♭ Major |