Text:Go forward, Christian soldier
Author:Lawrence Tuttiett
Tune:MISSION
Composer:Horatio Parker

535. Go forward, Christian soldier

Go forward, Christian soldier,
Beneath his banner true!
The Lord himself, thy Leader,
Shall all thy foes subdue.
His love foretells thy trials;
He knows thine hourly need;
He can with bread of heaven
Thy fainting spirit feed.

Go forward, Christian soldier!
Fear not the secret foe;
Far more o'er thee are watching
Than human eyes can know:
Trust only Christ, thy Captain;
Cease not to watch and pray;
Heed not the treacherous voices
That lure thy soul astray.

Go forward, Christian soldier!
Nor dream of peaceful rest,
Till Satan's host is vanquished
And heaven is all possessed!
Till Christ himself shall call thee
To lay thine armour by,
And wear in endless glory
The crown of victory!

Go forward, Christian soldier!
Fear not the gathering night:
The Lord has been thy shelter;
The Lord will be thy light.
When morn his face revealeth,
Thy dangers all are past:
O pray that faith and virtue
May keep thee to the last!

Text Information
First Line: Go forward, Christian soldier
Author: Lawrence Tuttiett (1861)
Meter: 7.6.7.6. D.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1916
Topic: Confirmation; Processional; Sunday Schools: Processionals (1 more...)
Notes: Alternative Tune, LANCASHIRE, #534
Tune Information
Name: MISSION
Composer: Horatio Parker (1894)
Meter: 7.6.7.6. D.
Key: A♭ Major



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