With our Sav­ior close beside us,
Onward will we go;
With His lov­ing hand to guide us,
Onward will we go.
Since His truth abid­eth ever,
And His love no power can se­ver,
Since His pro­mise fail­eth ne­ver—
Onward will we go.

In the strength of His sal­va­tion,
Onward will we go;
Heeding not the world’s temp­ta­tion,
Onward will we go.
Though the clouds may ga­ther o’er us,
This our watch­word and our chorus:
He has trod the way be­fore us;
Onward will we go.

Every tri­al meek­ly bear­ing,
Onward will we go;
Each ano­ther’s bur­den shar­ing,
Onward will we go.
By His migh­ty arm de­fend­ed,
By the heav’n­ly guards at­tend­ed,
Till our life work here is end­ed,
Onward will we go.