39. “Forward.”

Advance, advance, ye hosts of God,
Unfurl the standard stained with blood:
Soon shall ye wave the palm on high.
Soon raise the shout of “victory,”
And chaplets wear that never die—
The world is yours!

Text Information
First Line: Advance, advance, ye hosts of God
Title: “Forward.”
Translator: Joseph Morris (1854)
Meter: 8,8,8,8,8,4
Language: English
Publication Date: 1854
Notes: Public Domain.
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