They go to preach the blessèd word,
The army of the gracious Lord;
Against the hosts of death and sin,
A war to wage, a vic­to­ry win.

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God speed them on, God speed them on
’Till fought the fight, the vic­to­ry won;
’Till truth shall spread from shore to shore,
’Till death and sin shall be no more.

They leave the homes of early years,
They triumph o’er their human fears;
As soldiers of the cross they bear
His royal banner ev­ery­where.

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While on they march, in toil and pain,
Without a thought of loss or gain,
In armor clad to meet the foe,
God speed them on the way they go.

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