Like an ar­my we are mov­ing
Steadily, and at com­mand,
Thro’ a strange and hos­tile coun­try,
To a bet­ter, bright­er land;
Full equipped, cou­ra­geous, loy­al,
With the Gos­pel firm­ly shod,
We are march­ing on to glo­ry,
To the ci­ty of our God.

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With a firm de­ter­mi­na­tion,
And a trust that shall not wane,
For the King we have en­list­ed,
And are march­ing in His train;
Our song of joy is ev­er ring­ing,
While mov­ing up the great high­way
To a ci­ty bright, eter­nal,
In a land of cloud­less day.

Many foes con­cealed about us,
Would in­vade our ranks to­day,
And with sub­tle agi­ta­tion,
Seek to turn us from the way;
But our lead­er, on be­fore us,
All their sec­ret cun­ning knows,
And His wis­dom is for­ev­er
Proof against the chief of foes.

Refrain

In the light our bann­er gleam­ing,
Fills the heart with love and cheer,
And the voice of our Re­deem­er,
Quiets ev­ery doubt and fear;
Shoulder pressed to shoul­der ev­er,
With a tramp, tramp, tramp we move,
Onward, up­ward to the ci­ty
Built for us thro’ Je­sus’ love.

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