Showers of Blessing ‎#42

42. Onward

1 There’s a robe and a palm for you:
If you work with the day, ere its light fades away,
And are found with the tried and true,
There’s a robe and a palm for you.

Refrain:
Onward now, onward now,
Oh, be ready, brave and steady!
Onward now, onward now,
Onward, soldiers all.

2 There’s a prize when the race is run:
If you strive with your might for the just and the right,
Pressing on till the goal is won,
There’s a prize when the race is run. [Refrain]

3 There’s a crown which the Lord will give:
If redeemed you shall stand in the midst of the land,
Where the souls of the blest shall live,
There’s a crown which the Lord will give. [Refrain]

4 O be strong in the Lord our King!
If you trust in his word, that so oft you have heard,
There’s a song that you all may sing;
O be strong in the Lord our King! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There’s a robe and a palm for you
• Title: Onward
• Author: G. K. Thompson
• Refrain First Line: Onward now, onward now
• Publication Date: 1888
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [There’s a robe and a palm for you]
• Composer: M. D. Kirkpatrick
• Notes: Now Public Domain.