X:132
T: Onward, Christian Soldiers
C: words: S. Baring-Gould
C: music: A. S. Sullivan
%R: air, march
B: "The Everyday Song Book", 1927
F: http://www.library.pitt.edu/happybirthday/pdf/The_Everyday_Song_Book.pdf
Z: 2017 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/4
F:http://roaringjelly.org/~jc/music/book/EverydaySongBook/132_Onward_Christian_Soldiers.abc	 2024-11-23 234339 UT
K: Eb
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w: 1.~On-ward, Christ-ian sol-*diers!  March-ing as to war,     With the cross of Je-sus
w: 2.~Like a might-y ar-*my            Moves the Church of God; Bro-thers, we are tread-ing
w: 3.~Crowns and thrones may per-*ish, King-doms rise and wane, But the Church of Je-sus
w: 4.~On-ward, then, ye faith-*ful!    Join our hap-py throng,  Blend with ours your voic-es
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w: Go-ing on be-fore:          Christ the roy-al Mas-*ter, Leads a-gainst the foe;
w: Where the saints have trod; We are not di-vid-*ed,      All one bod-y we,
w: Con-stant will re-main;     Gates of hell can nev-*er  'Gainst that Church pre-vail,
w: In the tri-umph song;       Glo-ry, praise and hon-*or  Un-to Christ the king,
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w: For-ward in-to bat-*tle,*        See His ban-ner go. On-ward Christ-ian sol-**diers!*
w: One in hope and doc-*trine,*     One in char-i-ty.      | |
w: We have Christ's own prom-*ise,* And that can-not fail. | |
w: This thro' count-less a-*ges*    Men and an-gels sing.  | |
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w: March-ing as to* war, With the cross of Je-sus Go-ing on be-fore.
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