Introduction
Words & Music: William T. Giffe, in Onward and Upward, edited by Ephraim T. Hildebrand & James D. Vaughan (Logansport, Indiana: Home Music Company, 1898) (🔊 pdf nwc).
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14
Words & Music: William T. Giffe, in Onward and Upward, edited by Ephraim T. Hildebrand & James D. Vaughan (Logansport, Indiana: Home Music Company, 1898) (🔊 pdf nwc).
Onward and upward, go forth in thy might,
Onward and upward for God and the right;
Onward and upward from darkness to light,
Bravely and cheerfully, Christian, press on.
Refrain
Onward, upward, bravely and cheerfully go;
Onward, upward, God and the right to know.
Onward! the prize and high calling to win;
Onward, for Jesus and victory o’er sin;
Onward! the work of the Master begin;
Bravely and cheerfully, Christian, press on.
Refrain
Upward, look upward, O mortal, and see;
Jesus is standing and pleading for thee;
Upward, yes, upward, look now and be free;
Bravely and cheerfully, Christian, press on.
Refrain