MISSION (Parker)

Tune Information

Texts

Go forward, Christian soldier,
Beneath His banner true!
The Lord Himself, thy Leader,
Shall all thy foes subdue.
His love foretells thy trials;
He knows thine hourly need;
He can with bread of heaven
Thy fainting spirit feed.

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Alternative Tunes

• LANCASHIRE (Smart)
  
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• TOURS
  
• FORWARD (Edwards)
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Instances

A Treasury of Hymns #180

Tune Title: MISSION First Line: Go forward, Christian soldier Composer: Horatio W. Parker Date: 1953

A Treasury of Hymns #180

Hymns for the Living Age #327

Tune Title: MISSION First Line: Go forward, Christian soldier Composer: Horatio Parker Meter: 7.6.7.6.D. Date: 1923

Hymns for the Living Age #327

The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #277

Tune Title: MISSION First Line: Go forward, Christian soldier Composer: Horatio Parker Date: 1922

The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #277

The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #252a

Tune Title: [The morning light is breaking] First Line: The morning light is breaking Composer: Horatio W. Parker Meter: 7.6.D. Date: 1894

The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #252a

The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #510a

Tune Title: [Go forward, Christian soldier] First Line: Go forward, Christian soldier Composer: Horatio W. Parker Meter: 7.6.D. Key: A♭ Major Date: 1894

The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #510a

The Hymnal #535

Tune Title: MISSION First Line: Go forward, Christian soldier Composer: Horatio Parker Meter: 7.6.7.6. D. Key: A♭ Major Date: 1916

The Hymnal #535