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75. Forward

1 Forward! forward!
Banners bright surround us,
Forward! forward!
Music fills the air;
Forward! forward!
Happy faces round us
On this day so fair.

Refrain:
Sing aloud with joy,
Raise a song of gladness all along the way;
Forward! forward!
On this day so fair.

2 Forward! forward!
Lift each voice in praising,
Forward! forward!
In a carol gay;
Forward! forward!
Loud the chorus rising
On this happy day. [Refrain]

3 Forward! forward!
Friends and scholars meeting,
Forward! forward!
Every girl and boy,
Forward! forward!
Join the tuneful meeting
On this day of joy. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Forward! forward! Banners bright surround us
Title: Forward
Author: Edith Sanford Tillotson
Refrain First Line: Sing aloud with joy
Publication Date: 1908
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Forward, forward, Banners bright surround us]
Composer: Ira B. Wilson
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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