Hark! hark, the trump­et sound­ing,
Rise at the break of day;
On to the front where sin is ab­ound­ing,
Forward, the call ob­ey;
Put on the Gos­pel ar­mor,
Go forth in faith to con­quer;
Hear, hear the Cap­tain’s words in­spir­ing,
On, sold­iers, on to the fray.

Refrain

Forward, then, with ban­ners wav­ing high,
Forward, as we shout the bat­tle cry;
Onward in the con­flict, hop­ing, trust­ing,
On to vic­to­ry!

Marching like val­iant sol­diers,
Steady our steps and true;
Faith in our lead­er, no thought of dan­ger,
Fear and al­arm, ad­ieu;
On, tho’ the world op­press thee,
On, tho’ the foe dis­tress thee;
Steadfast and firm, keep mov­ing on till
Fair Ca­naan’s land stands in view.

Refrain

Then shall the path be bright­er,
No more by care op­pressed;
Firm in our pur­pose, true in our mo­tives,
Hoping for what is best;
Trusting the King of glo­ry,
Telling the old, old sto­ry;
Waiting the Mas­ter’s call to en­ter
Into the hav­en of rest.

Refrain