Oh, joy­ful­ly, joy­ful­ly, on­ward we go;
We see not our path, but our lead­er we know;
And wher­e’er He may guide us, thro’ sha­dow or sun,
Ever joy­ful­ly, joy­ful­ly, fol­low we on.

Refrain

Joyfully, joy­ful­ly, for­ward we go,
Joyfully leav­ing all sor­row be­low;
Onward and up­ward, tho’ Sa­tan as­sail;
Joyfully on­ward, thro’ Christ we’ll pre­vail.

Tho’ trials as­sail us, and dan­gers af­fright,
And near­er, still near­er, comes death’s aw­ful night,
Yet what shall dis­may us, when close at our side,
Stands He who can help us, our Sav­ior and guide.

Refrain

Then onward, still onward, on life’s varied track,
In hope we press on, nor look mournfully back;
With our Sav­ior beside us to point out the way,
We’ll joyfully speed us thro’ life’s little day.

Refrain