Raise the song of tri­umph, swell the strains of joy;
Hymns in praise of Je­sus let our lips em­ploy;
As our Sav­ior greet Him, grate­ful trib­ute bring,
Praises to our cap­tain, prais­es to our king.

Refrain

Forward, for­ward! vic­to­ry be the cry;
Onward, on­ward! ban­ners wav­ing high;
Join the an­gel chor­us in the sky,
And sing aloud to Christ our king.

Day by day we’re pass­ing through this world of care,
Year by year ap­proach­ing Heav’n so bright and fair.
Old and young to­ge­ther join the pil­grim band
Marching on to vic­to­ry and the pro­mised land.

Refrain

Tenderly the Shep­herd ev­ery lamb doth guide;
Keep us then, dear Je­sus, safe­ly by Thy side:
Faithful to Thy pro­mise, storms can ne’er dis­may;
Mighty Cap­tain, lead us still in Zi­on’s way.

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