The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15925

15925. Onward, Right Onward

1 Onward, right onward!
Heeding no toil or pain;
Onward, right onward!
Eager the prize to gain.
Darkly the clouds may gather,
Coldly the rain may fall;
Starless the night’s deep shadows,
But there is light for all.

2 Onward, though round us
Billows may roll and toss;
Onward, though hearts ache,
Moaning with sense of loss.
Closely beside us walketh,
Death with his sable pall;
Deep are the pangs he bringeth,
Yet there is joy for all.

3 Onward and upward!
Never so dark a time,
But beams from Heaven
Onto our pathway shine.
Never in deepest sorrow,
Over our dead we weep,
But that a hope from Heaven,
Into our hearts may creep.

Text Information

• First Line: Onward, right onward!
• Title: Onward, Right Onward
• Author: P. S. Howell
• Meter: 56.56.76.76
• Language: English
• Source: Garlands of Praise (Philadelphia: Asa Hull, 1876)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SHARM EL SHEIKH
• Composer: Asa Hull (1881)
• Meter: 56.56.76.76
• Key: E Major
• Copyright: Public Domain