Scripture Verse

Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown. Revelation 2:10

Introduction

Words: Ju­lia U. C. Don­na­han, in His Wort­hy Praise, by Ed­mund S. Lo­renz & Ira B. Wil­son (Day­ton, Ohio: Lo­renz Pub­lish­ing, 1915), num­ber 14.

Music: H. W. Por­ter (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Don­na­han or Por­ter (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Now, with ev­ery heart aflame
Come the hosts of God to­day,
And we pledge to Christ our heart and hand;
We will make the wel­kin ring,
Of the Sav­ior we will sing,
Till His praise re­sounds o’er ev­ery land.

Refrain

Tramp, tramp, a migh­ty ar­my!
March! For­ward at His word!
We will lift the cross on high,
With our shout we’ll rend the sky,
On to vic­to­ry in the name of the Lord.

Join our hap­py, hap­py throng,
Will you not en­list right now?
Come, ye li­on-heart­ed, sin de­fy;
By the pow­er of God so strong
We will tri­umph ov­er wrong,
For His cause we’ll dare to do and die.

Refrain

Hail, oh hail that won­drous morn,
When the Sav­ior shall ap­pear,
And His glo­ry we shall sure­ly see;
Then our ar­mor we’ll lay down,
He the faith­ful ones will crown,
And His praise ring thro’ eter­ni­ty.

Refrain