Forward Through the Ages

Forward through the ages

in un­brok­en line

Move the faith­ful spir­its

at the call di­vine;

Gifts in dif­fer­ent mea­sure

hearts of one ac­cord

Manifold the serv­ice

one the sure re­ward.

Forward through the ag­es

in un­brok­en line

Move the faith­ful spir­its at the call di­vine.

Wider grows the king­dom

reign of love and light;

For it we must la­bor

till our faith is sight.

Prophets have pro­claimed it

mar­tyrs tes­ti­fied.

Poets sung its glo­ry

he­roes for it died.

Not alone we con­quer

not alone we fall;

In each loss or tri­umph lose or tri­umph all.

Bound by God’s far pur­pose in one liv­ing whole

Move we on to­ge­ther to the shin­ing goal.