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SDA Hymnal 612

Onward, Christian Soldiers!

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1Onward, Christian soldiers!
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before.
Christ the royal Master
Leads against the foe;
Forward into battle,
See, His banners go!

RefrainOnward, Christian soldiers!
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before.

2Like a mighty army
Moves the church of God;
Brothers, we are treading
Where the saints have trod;
We are not divided,
All one body we,
One in hope and doctrine,
One in charity.

3Crowns and thrones may perish,
Kingdoms rise and wane,
But the church of Jesus
Constant will remain;
Gates of hell can never
'Gainst that church prevail;
We have Christ's own promise,
And that cannot fail.

4Onward, then, ye people!
Join our happy throng,
Blend with ours your voices
In the triumph song;
Glory, laud, and honor
Unto Christ the King,
This through countless ages
Men and angels sing.

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Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:3; Ephesians 6:11; Matthew 16:18

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The verse

Meter: 6.5.6.5.6.5.6.5
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 75% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCBDEFE

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Verse 1

Onward, Christian soldiers!/˘/˘/˘6A

Marching as to war,/˘˘˘/5B

With the cross of Jesus˘˘/˘/˘6C

Going on before./˘˘˘/5B

Christ the royal Master/˘/˘/˘6D

Leads against the foe;/˘/˘/5E

Forward into battle,/˘/˘/˘6F

See, His banners go!/˘/˘/5E

Verse 2

Like a mighty army/˘/˘/˘6A

Moves the church of God;/˘/˘/5B

Brothers, we are treading/˘˘˘/˘6C

Where the saints have trod;/˘/˘/5B

We are not divided,˘˘˘˘/˘6D

All one body we,///˘˘5E

One in hope and doctrine,/˘/˘/˘6F

One in charity./˘/˘˘5G

Verse 3

Crowns and thrones may perish,/˘/˘/˘6A

Kingdoms rise and wane,/˘/˘/5B

But the church of Jesus˘˘/˘/˘6C

Constant will remain;/˘˘˘/5B

Gates of hell can never/˘/˘/˘6D

'Gainst that church prevail;?˘/˘/5E

We have Christ's own promise,˘˘///˘6F

And that cannot fail.˘˘/˘/5E

Verse 4

Onward, then, ye people!/˘///˘6A

Join our happy throng,//˘/˘/6B

Blend with ours your voices/˘/˘˘/˘7C

In the triumph song;˘˘/˘/5B

Glory, laud, and honor/˘/˘/˘6D

Unto Christ the King,/˘/˘/5E

This through countless ages˘//˘/˘6F

Men and angels sing./˘/˘/5E

Refrain

Onward, Christian soldiers!/˘/˘/˘6A

Marching as to war,/˘˘˘/5B

With the cross of Jesus˘˘/˘/˘6C

Going on before./˘˘˘/5B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.