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46. Onward, Christian Soldiers

This is a processional hymn written in 1865 by Rev. S. Baring-Gould, the music by Sir Arthur Sillivan, for an English School Festival. It has become the marching song for the church millitant.

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Sabine Baring-Gould, 1865 Arthur S. Sullivan, 1871
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1. On - ward Chris - tian sol - diers, March - ing as to war, With the cross of Je - sus
2. Like a might - y ar - my Move the Church of God: Broth - ers we are tread - ing
3. Crowns and thrones may per - ish, King-doms rise and wane, But the Church of Je - sus

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4. On - ward, then ye peo - ple, Join our hap - py throng, Blend with ours your voi - ces

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Go - ing on be - fore! Christ the roy - al Mas - ter, Leads a - gainst the foe:
Where the saints have trod; We are not di - vid - ed, all one bod - y we,
Con - stant will re - main; Gates of hell can nev - er 'Gainst that Church pre - vail;

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In the tri - umph - song; Glo - ry, laud, and hon - or Un - to Christ the King!

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For - ward in - to bat - tle See His ban ners go.
One in hope, in doc - trine, One in char - i - ty.
Onward, Christian sol - diers,
We have Christ's own promise And that can - not fail.

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This thro' countless a - ges Men and en - gels sing.

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March - ing as to war, With the cross of Je - sus Go - ing on be - fore.

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