The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#510a

510a. Go forward, Christian soldier

1 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.

2 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.

3 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 armor by,
And wear in endless glory
The crown of victory.

4 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:
Oh, pray that faith and virtue
May keep thee to the last!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Go forward, Christian soldier
• Title: Go forward, Christian soldier
• Author: Rev. Lawrence Tuttiett (1861)
• Meter: 7.6.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: The New Year; Processional; Lay Helpers; Consecration; Following Christ; Perseverance; Progress
• Notes: Tune name in index: MISSION

Tune Information

• Name: [Go forward, Christian soldier]
• Composer: Horatio W. Parker
• Meter: 7.6.D.
• Key: A♭ Major