March on­ward, march on­ward!
Our ban­ner of light
Is wav­ing be­fore us
Majestic and bright;
March on­ward thro’ trial,
Temptation and strife,
No rest from the con­flict—
The bat­tle of life.

Refrain

Press for­ward, look up­ward,
Be strong in the Lord,
Our hope in His mer­cy,
Our trust in His word;
Press for­ward, look up­ward,
March home­ward and sing,
All glo­ry to Je­sus,
To Je­sus our king.

March on­ward, un­daunt­ed,
Whate’er may op­pose;
The sword of the Spi­rit
Will van­quish our foes;
Tho’ le­gions of dark­ness
Our path­way assail,
If pray­er be our watch­word,
They can­not pre­vail.

Refrain

The shaft of the tempt­er
Will strike, but in vain,
Our buck­ler of faith
In Im­ma­nu­el’s name;
The storm cloud may ga­ther,
The thun­der may roll,
Yet God is the re­fuge
And rock of our soul.

Refrain

March on­ward, oh, vi­sion
Of rap­ture un­told!
The vic­tors for Je­sus
Ere long shall be­hold
The land of our pro­mise,
The home of our rest,
And dwell with our cap­tain
Eternally blest.

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