{Go Forward Christian Soldier
by
Laurence Tuttiett
TRIUMPH NO. 2-W. H. Vibbert
ELLACOMBE-Gesangbuch..., Wurttemberg, }1784
LANCASHIRE-Henry T. Smart
Go Forward, Christian Soldier
Go forward, Christian soldier, beneath his banne
r true:
The Lord himself, thy Leader, shall all thy foes
subdue.
His love foretells thy trials; he knows thine hou
rly need;
He can with bread of heaven thy fainting spirit f
eed.
Go forward, Christian soldier, fear not the secr
et foe;
Far more o'er thee are watching than human eyes c
an know:
Trust only Christ, thy Captain; cease not to watc
h and pray;
Heed not the treacherous voices that lure thy sou
l astray.
Go forward, Christian soldier, nor dream of peac
eful rest,
Till Satan's host is vanquished and heaven is all
possessed;
Till Christ himself shall call thee to lay thine
armor by,
And wear in endless glory the crown of victory.
Go forward, Christian soldier, fear not the gath
ering night:
The Lord has been thy shelter; the Lord will be t
hy light.
When morn his face revealeth thy dangers all are
past:
O pray that faith and virtue may keep thee to the
last!