Go Forward!

O child­ren

go for­ward

Tho’ dan­ger sur­rounds you

Tho’ foes press up­on you

In bat­tle ar­ray;

Your lead­er is pre­sent

And He will pro­tect you

The vic­t’ry is cer­tain

You must win the day.

Go for­ward! Go for­ward!

Tho’ foes press up­on you

In bat­tle ar­ray;

Your lead­er is pre­sent

And He will pro­tect you;

The vic­t’ry is cer­tain

You must win the day.

The Lord is your guide

He

Will ev­er de­fend you

Tho’ sins as a host seek

Your soul to de­stroy;

His pil­lar of fire

Will sure­ly en­fold you

Your glo­ry and re­fuge

From all that an­noy.

Then child­ren

take cou­rage

Strike hard for the Mas­ter

A fight is be­fore you

A race to be run;

Let blow fol­low blow

let

Each step still be fast­er

Christ waits to com­mend you

Good serv­ants

well done.

Then ev­er press for­ward

And ev­er look up­ward

Dark wa­ters shall cov­er

Your foes ev­er­more;

The sea of Christ’s blood rolls

Eternally on­ward

Your safe­guard and guide on

The Con­quer­or’s shore.