We are toil­ing thro’ the dark­ness,
But our eyes be­hold the light
That is mount­ing up the east­ern sky,
And beat­ing back the night;
Soon with joy we’ll hail the morn­ing
When our Lord will come in might,
For truth is march­ing on.

Refrain

Marching, march­ing, truth is ev­er march­ing,
Brighter, clear­er, comes the hap­py dawn;
Marching, march­ing, truth is ev­er march­ing,
Ever march­ing on.

He will come in glo­ri­ous ma­jes­ty
To sweep away all wrong;
He will heal the brok­en­heart­ed,
And will make His peo­ple strong;
He will teach our souls His right­eous­ness,
Our hearts a glad new song,
For truth is march­ing on.

Refrain

He is call­ing on His peo­ple
To be faith­ful, prompt, and brave,
To up­lift again the fall­en,
And to help from sin to save;
To de­vote them­selves for oth­ers
As Him­self for them He gave,
For truth is march­ing on.

Refrain

Let us fight against the ev­il
With our faces t’ward the light;
God is look­ing thro’ the dark­ness,
And He watch­es o’er the fight;
And His joy will be our re­com­pense,
His tri­umph crown the right,
For truth is march­ing on.

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