Lead on, O King Eternal

Verse 1
Lead on, O King eter­nal, (I Tim. 1:17, Jer. 10:10)
The day of march has come;
Henceforth in fields of con­quest
Thy tents shall be our home. (Rev. 21:3)
Through days of pre­pa­ra­tion
Thy grace has made us strong; (II Cor. 12:9)
And now, O King eter­nal,
We lift our bat­tle song.

Verse 2
Lead on, O King eter­nal,
Till sin’s fierce war shall cease,
And ho­li­ness shall whis­per
The sweet amen of peace. (Isa. 32:17)
For not with swords’ loud clash­ing,
Nor roll of stir­ring drums; (John 18:36, II Cor. 10:3-4)
With deeds of love and mer­cy
The heav’n­ly king­dom comes.

Verse 3
Lead on, O King eter­nal,
We fol­low, not with fears,
For gladn­ess breaks like morn­ing
Where’er Thy face ap­pears. (Ps. 16:11)
Thy cross is lift­ed ov­er us,
We jour­ney in its light;
The crown awaits the con­quest; (II Tim. 4:8, James 1:12, Rev. 2:10)
Lead on, O God of might.