O child­ren, go forward,
Tho’ dan­ger sur­rounds you,
Tho’ foes press up­on you
In bat­tle ar­ray;
Your lead­er is pre­sent,
And He will pro­tect you,
The vic­t’ry is cer­tain,
You must win the day.

Refrain

Go for­ward! Go for­ward!
Tho’ foes press up­on you
In bat­tle array;
Your lead­er is pre­sent,
And He will pro­tect you;
The vic­t’ry is cer­tain,
You must win the day.

The Lord is your guide, He
Will ev­er de­fend you,
Tho’ sins as a host seek
Your soul to de­stroy;
His pil­lar of fire
Will sure­ly en­fold you,
Your glo­ry and re­fuge
From all that an­noy.

Refrain

Then child­ren, take cou­rage,
Strike hard for the Mas­ter,
A fight is be­fore you,
A race to be run;
Let blow fol­low blow, let
Each step still be fast­er,
Christ waits to com­mend you,
Good ser­vants, well done.

Refrain

Then ever press for­ward,
And ever look up­ward,
Dark wa­ters shall cover
Your foes ev­er­more;
The sea of Christ’s blood rolls
Eternally on­ward,
Your safe­guard and guide on
The Con­quer­or’s shore.

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