The Church Hymnal ‎#594

594. March on, march on, O ye soldiers true

1 March on, march on, O ye soldiers true,
In the Cross of Christ confiding,
For the field is set, and the hosts are met,
And the Lord His own is guiding.
Thro' earth's wide round, let the tidings sound,
Of the Lord who came from heaven,
Of the mighty hope that with death can cope,
And the love so freely given.

Refrain:
March on, march on, O ye soldiers true,
In the Cross of Christ confiding,
For the field is set, and the hosts are met
And the Lord His own is guiding.

2 We march to fight with the powr's of night
That have held the world in sorrow;
And the broken heart shall forget its smart,
And shall hail a joyful morrow.
We fight with wrong, and our weapon strong
Is the love which hate shall banish;
And the chains shall fall from each ransom'd thrall,
As the thrones of tyrants vanish. [Refrain]

3 Long wears the fight, but the God of right
Tho' unseen is ever near us;
And the pray'rs that rise to the list'ning skies
Like a song of hope shall cheer us.
Till the sunrise broad of the day of God
Shall declare the victor's glory,
And the world shall rest, in her Lord confess'd,
And shall sing the finished story. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: March on, march on, O ye soldiers true
• Refrain First Line: March on, march on, O ye solders true
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1920
• Topic: General: Processionals
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: MARCH ON
• Composer: C. L. Naylor
• Meter: P.M.
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.