Onward, Christian Soldiers

Verse 1
Onward, Christ­ian sol­diers,
Marching as to war, (II Tim. 2:3, Eph. 6:10-13)
With the cross of Je­sus
Going on be­fore.
Christ, the roy­al Mas­ter,
Leads against the foe;
Forward in­to bat­tle
See His ban­ners go!

Chorus
Onward, Christ­ian sol­diers,
Marching as to war, (II Tim. 2:3)
With the cross of Je­sus
Going on be­fore.

Verse 2
At the sign of tri­umph,
Satan’s host doth flee; (James 4:7)
On then, Christ­ian sol­diers,
On to vic­to­ry!
Hell’s foun­da­tions quiv­er
At the shout of praise;
Brothers, lift your voic­es,
Loud your an­thems raise.

Verse 3
Like a migh­ty ar­my
Moves the Church of God;
Brothers, we are tread­ing
Where the saints have trod.
We are not di­vid­ed,
All one bo­dy we, (Eph. 4:4-6, I Cor. 12:12)
One in hope, in doc­trine,
One in char­ity.

Verse 4
What the saints es­tab­lished
That I hold for true.
What the saints be­liev­èd,
That I be­lieve too. (Jude 1:3)
Long as earth en­dur­eth,
Men the faith will hold—
Kingdoms, na­tions, em­pires,
In de­struct­ion rolled. (Dan. 12:2)

Verse 5
Crowns and thrones may per­ish,
Kingdoms rise and wane,
But the Church of Je­sus
Constant will re­main. (Dan. 7:14, Heb. 12:28)
Gates of hell can nev­er
’Gainst that church pre­vail; (Matt. 16:18)
We have Christ’s own pro­mise,
And that can­not fail.

Verse 6
Onward then, ye peo­ple,
Join our hap­py throng,
Blend with ours your voic­es
In the tri­umph song.
Glory, laud and hon­or (Rev. 5:13)
Unto Christ the King,
This through count­less ag­es
Men and an­gels sing. (Rev. 5:11-13)