The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13861

13861. Go Forward!

1 O children, go forward,
Tho’ danger surrounds you,
Tho’ foes press upon you
In battle array;
Your leader is present,
And He will protect you,
The vict’ry is certain,
You must win the day.

Refrain:
Go forward! Go forward!
Tho’ foes press upon you
In battle array;
Your leader is present,
And He will protect you;
The vict’ry is certain,
You must win the day.

2 The Lord is your guide, He
Will ever defend you,
Tho’ sins as a host seek
Your soul to destroy;
His pillar of fire
Will surely enfold you,
Your glory and refuge
From all that annoy. [Refrain]

3 Then children, take courage,
Strike hard for the Master,
A fight is before you,
A race to be run;
Let blow follow blow, let
Each step still be faster,
Christ waits to commend you,
Good servants, well done. [Refrain]

4 Then ever press forward,
And ever look upward,
Dark waters shall cover
Your foes evermore;
The sea of Christ’s blood rolls
Eternally onward,
Your safeguard and guide on
The Conqueror’s shore. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O children, go forward
• Title: Go Forward!
• Author: Alexander Robert Edgar (1873)
• Refrain First Line: Go forward! Go forward!
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of the Bible by Alonzo Abbey and William A. Ogden (Philadelphia: Perkinpine & Higgins, 1873)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [O children, go forward]
• Composer: Robert Edmund Cowden
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain