Ever Forward! Up and Onward

Men of faith and men of cour­age

Waiting or­ders from the Lord

Here’s a te­le­gram from Heav­en!

Onward! for­ward! is the word;

Get you rea­dy for the bat­tle

Press into the hot­test fray

Onward! for­ward! be the watch­word

All along the lines to­day.

Ever for­ward

up and on­ward!

Men

lift up your hearts and pray

Trust in God and press the bat­tle

Vict’ry will be ours to­day.

Ever for­ward! up and on­ward

Our Je­ho­vah bids us go;

Onward! for­ward! ev­er on­ward!

Every heart with faith aglow;

Nerveless sy­co­phants may cow­er

We will bold

un­fear­ing be

For Je­ho­vah’s pledge as­sures us

Ours will be the vic­to­ry.

Strike for right and strike for jus­tice

Strike for home and na­tive land!

Strike for God and for His king­dom

With a firm and fear­less hand!

Dare to front the ev­il le­gions

That would fill us with af­fright

For the Lord who reigns in Heav­en

Will be with us in the fight.

Press the bat­tle! fearl­ess ev­er

And the foe­man must give way!

Press the bat­tle! nev­er fal­ter!

Vict’ry waits our flag to­day!

God has pledged His arm of pow­er

And His might will be di­splayed

If we press the ear­nest con­flict

Trusting Him and una­fraid.