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Onward

There's a robe and a palm for you

Author: G. K. Thompson
Tune: [There's a robe and a palm for you]
Published in 3 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 There’s a robe and a palm for you:
If you work with the day, ere its light fades away,
And are found with the tried and true,
There’s a robe and a palm for you.

Refrain:
Onward now, onward now,
Oh, be ready, brave and steady!
Onward now, onward now,
Onward, soldiers all.

2 There’s a prize when the race is run:
If you strive with your might for the just and the right,
Pressing on till the goal is won,
There’s a prize when the race is run. [Refrain]

3 There’s a crown which the Lord will give:
If redeemed you shall stand in the midst of the land,
Where the souls of the blest shall live,
There’s a crown which the Lord will give. [Refrain]

4 O be strong in the Lord our King!
If you trust in his word, that so oft you have heard,
There’s a song that you all may sing;
O be strong in the Lord our King! [Refrain]

Source: Showers of Blessing #42

Author: G. K. Thompson

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Text Information

First Line: There's a robe and a palm for you
Title: Onward
Author: G. K. Thompson
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Onward now, onward now
Copyright: Public Domain

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Sacred Trio #360

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Showers of Blessing #42

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The Sacred Trio #360

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