The child­ren are ga­ther­ing from near and from far;
The trum­pet is sound­ing the call for the war;
The con­flict is rag­ing, ’twill be fear­ful and long;
We’ll gird on our ar­mor, and be march­ing along.

Refrain

Marching along, we are march­ing along,
Gird on the ar­mor, and be march­ing along,
The con­flict is rag­ing, ’twill be fear­ful and long,
Then gird on the ar­mor and be march­ing along.

The foe is before us in bat­tle ar­ray,
But let us not wa­ver nor turn from the way;
The Lord is our strength, be this ev­er our song;
With cour­age and faith we are march­ing along.

Refrain

Enlisted for life, we will camp on the field,
With Christ as our cap­tain, we ne­ver will yield;
The sword of the Spi­rit, both trus­ty and strong,
We’ll hold in our hands as we’re march­ing along.

Refrain

Through con­flicts and tria­ls our crowns we must win,
For here we con­tend ’gainst temp­ta­tion and sin;
But one thing as­sures us, we can not go wrong,
If trust­ing our Sav­ior, while march­ing along.

Refrain