BUNDAYS AFTER TRINITY: WARFARE AND PILGRIMAGE. Principalities and powers,
Mustering their unseen array, Wait for thy unguarded hours: Watch and pray."
358 BREAST the wave, Christian, when it is strongest; Watch for day, Christian, when the night's longest; [ endeavour, Onward, and onward still, be thins The rest that remaineth, will be for
ever.
Gird thy heavenly armour on, Wear it ever night and day; Ambush'd lies the evil one;
" Watch and pray." Hear the victors who o'ercame;
Still they mark each warrior's way;
All with one sweet voice exclaim, " Watch and pray."
"
Hear, above all, hear thy Lord, Him thou lovest to obey; Hide within thy heart His word, " Watch and pray." Watch, as if on that alone
Hung the issue of the day; Pray, that help may be sent down; " Watch and pray."
Amen.
Fight the fight, Christian: Jesus is o'er thee: [ before thee: He, who hath promised, faltereth Run the race, Christian; heaven is
never:
The love of eternity flows on for ever. Lift the eye, Christian, just as it [ poseth; Raise the heart, Christian, ere it reThee from the love of Christ nothing shall sever;
closeth;
Mount when thy work is done; praiss Him for ever. Amen.
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FORWARD! be our watchword, steps and voices join'd; Seek the things before us, not a look behind; [ head; Burns the fiery pillar at our army's Who shall dream of shrinking, by
Jehovah led?
357 ONWARD, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus going on before.
Christ, the Royal Master, leads against [ go.
the foe,
Forward through the desert, through
Forward into battle, see, His banners Onward, Christian soldiers, marching ( before. With the cross of Jesus going on At the name of Jesus Satan's host doth flee;
the toil and flight:( with light. Jordan flows before us, Zion beama Forward, flock of Jesus, salt of all the earth, [ glorious birth: [ victory! Till each yearning purpose spring to On, then, Christian soldiers, on to Sick, they ask for healing; blind, fray. Hell's foundations quiver at the shout they grope for day: of praise:[ anthems raise. Pour upon the nationswisdom's loving Brothers, lift your voices; loud your Forward, out of error; leave behind Onward, Christian soldiers,& c. [ ward into light. Like a mighty army, moves the church Forward through the darkness, for of God. [ saints have trod. Glories upon glories hath our God Brothers, we are treading where the prepared, We are not divided, all one body weOne in hope and doctrine, one in charity.
the night;
[ to be shared:
By the souls that love Him one day Eye hath not beheld them, ear hath [ speech a word: Nor of these hath utter'd thought of Thither, onward thither, in Jehovah's
never heard:
Onward, Christian soldiers,& c. Crowns and thrones may perish, kingBut the church of Jesus constant will Pilgrims to your country, forward into Gates of hell can never' gainst that To the Father's glory loudest anthems
doms rise and wane;[ remain:
might:
( light.
church prevail; We have Christ's own, promise, and
[ praise
that cannot fail.
To the Son and Spirit echo songs of
To the Lord Jehovah, blessed Three Onward, Christian soldiers,& c. in One,
happy throng;
[ done, Onward, then, ye people, join our Be by men and angels endless honour [ triumph- song; Weak are earthly praises, dull the Blend with ours your voices in the songs of night; Glory, praise, and honour unto Christ Forward into triumph, forward inte
the King, [ angels sing. This through countless ages men and
light. Amen.
Onward, Christian soldiers, marching 3600 HAPPY band of pilgrima
as to war,
With the cross of Jesus going on
ye tread With Jesus as your Fellow
before. Amen.
To Jesus as your Head!
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