Onward, Christian Soldiers
Words by Sabine Baring-Gould, 1864.
Verse 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.
Verse 2. Crowns and thrones may perish,
Kingdoms rise and wane,
But the Church of Jesus
Constant will remain;
Gates of hell can never
’Gainst that Church prevail;
We have Christ’s own promise,
And that cannot fail.
Verse 3. Onward, then, ye people,
Join our happy throng,
Blend with ours your voices
In the triumph-song;
Glory, laud, and honor,
Unto Christ the King;
This thro’ countless ages,
Men and angels sing.
The refrain is sung after each verse.
Text copied from New Baptist Hymnal (1926). The words were published in 1864, which places them in the public domain in the United States, so your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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