Onward Christian Soldiers / Songs and Lyrics

Version 1

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T:Onward Christian Soldiers
Z:Webmaster
C:Sabine Baring-Gould (1865) (words)
C:Arthur Sullivan "tune - St Gertrude"
L:1/4
Q:1/4=120
K:C
P:verse
G G G G | G3/2 A/2 G2 | D D C D | E4 |
w:On-ward, Chris-tian sol_ diers, Mar-ching as to war, 
C E G c | c2 B2 | A A E ^F | G4 |
w:With the Cross of Je-sus Go-ing on be-fore. 
D D G D | (E3/2 F/2) E2 | G G c G | A4 |
w:Christ, the Ro-yal Ma_ster, Leads a-gainst the foe: 
A G F G | (A G) (F G) | A G F E | D4 |
w:For-ward in-to ba_ttle_ See, His ban-ners go.
P:chorus 
C C C C | (C B,/2A,/2) (B C) | D D D (C/2D/2) | E4 |
w:On-ward, Chris-tian sol - - diers_ Mar-ching as to_ war, 
G G c B | c2 G2 | F E D3/2 C/2 | C4 ||
w:With the Cross of Je-sus, Go-ing on be-fore. 
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W:Onward, Christian soldiers, 
W:Marching as to war, 
W:With the Cross of Jesus 
W:Going on before. 
W:Christ, the Royal Master, 
W:Leads against the foe: 
W:Forward into battle, 
W:See, His banners go. 
W:
W:(chorus)
W:Onward, Christian soldiers, 
W:Marching as to war, 
W:With the Cross of Jesus, 
W:Going on before. 
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W:At the sign of triumph, 
W:Satan's armies flee; 
W:On, then, Christian soldiers, 
W:On to victory. 
W:Hell's foundations quiver, 
W:At the shout of praise; 
W:Brothers, lift your voices, 
W:Loud your anthems raise. 
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W:Like a mighty army, 
W:Moves the Church of God: 
W:Brothers we are treading 
W:Where the Saints have trod. 
W:We are not divided, 
W:All one body we, 
W:One in hope, in doctrine, 
W:One in charity. 
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W:4
W:Crowns and thrones may perish. 
W:Kingdoms rise and wane, 
W:But the Church of Jesus 
W:Constant will remain. 
W:Gates of hell can never 
W:'Gainst that Church prevail:
W:We have Christ's own promise, 
W:And that cannot fail. 
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W:Onward, then, ye faithfull, 
W:Join our happy throng, 
W:Blend with ours your voices, 
W:In the triumph-song: 
W:Glory, laud and honour, 
W:Unto Christ the King: 
W:This, through countless ages, 
W:Men and Angels sing.

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