Scripture Verse

He’s calling you. Mark 10:49

Introduction

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Ernest Sellers (1869–1952)

Words: Da­vid Lind­sey, in Fa­mous Hymns, by Da­ni­el B. Tow­ner & Ed­win O. Ex­cell (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Bi­ble Ins­ti­tute Col­port­age As­so­cia­tion, 1907), num­ber 25.

Music: Col­por­teur Er­nest O. Sell­ers, in Fa­mous Hymns, by Da­ni­el Tow­ner & Ed­win Ex­cell (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Bi­ble In­sti­tute Col­port­age As­so­cia­tion, 1907), num­ber 25 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

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

Lyrics

Forward, men and bro­thers!
Hear the Sav­ior’s call!
Countless souls are wait­ing,
There is work for all;
Shall we lin­ger id­ly
While the days pass on?
God and an­gels beck­on;
Forward, ev­ery one!

Refrain

Forward, men and bro­thers!
Hear the Sav­ior’s call!
Countless souls are wait­ing,
There is work for all.

Ours a roy­al stan­dard,
Ours a glo­ri­ous strife,
Winning men from ev­il
To a ho­ly life;
Jesus Christ the Cap­tain,
Faith in Him our shield;
Hasten for­ward, bro­thers,
Till sin’s bul­warks yield!

Refrain

Courage, fal­ter ne­ver,
In Christ’s strength be strong;
Now the strife and dan­ger,
Now the tri­umph song;
Strike the shac­kles quick­ly,
With the migh­ty sword;
Forward, men and bro­thers,
Conquer by His Word!

Refrain