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Forward, forward one united host

Author: Julia H. Johnston
Tune: [Forward, forward, one united host]
Published in 1 hymnal

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Forward, forward, one united host,
In our Captain be our only boast,
Mighty Leader, ours forevermore,
He will guide us, going on before.

Refrain:
Forward, forward, forward one and all,
Listen, listen to the Captain’s call,
Follow, follow, where He leads the way,
Work is waiting, haste O haste today,
Jesus, Jesus ever watches you,
To your trust each moment then be true.
Listen, listen to your Captain’s call,
To the royal watchword
Forward all.

2 Waiting, trusting, yielding not to fear,
We will conquer, victory is near,
Loyal soldiers, looking unto Him,
Follow Jesus, let not faith grow dim. [Refrain]

3 Loving, loyal soldiers of the King,
Unto Jesus all your trophies bring,
All the glory unto Him belongs,
Praise Him, praise Him, in the triumph songs. [Refrain]

Source: The Excelsior Hymnal #54

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Author: Julia H. Johnston

Julia Harriet Johnston, who was born on Jan. 21, 1849, at Salineville, OH, in Columbiana County. Her father was a minister and he mother was a poet. She began writing when she was nine years old but really started writing verse in high school. She lived in Peoria, Ill. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Forward, forward one united host
Title: Forward All
Author: Julia H. Johnston
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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The Excelsior Hymnal #54

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