Loyalty to Christ (Barrett)

Our hearts have felt the rap­ture

Of the pre­sence of our God

We’re press­ing on to vic­t’ry

In the paths too long un­trod

The cross of Christ our sym­bol

And sal­va­tion thro’ His blood

Our hosts are march­ing on.

Loyalty to Christ as­sures us

Victory so grand and glo­ri­ous;

All our foes shall fall be­fore us

Our God is march­ing on.

We’ve heard the call of Je­sus

As it ech­oes thro’ the soul

Louder than the call of trum­pet

Or the so­lemn drum­beat’s roll

The God who calls to du­ty

Or heart-serv­ice asks the whole

As He is march­ing on.

We’ve hosts of sin to con­quer

In the name of Christ our king

We’ve souls to win for Je­sus

Till with joy the heav’ns shall ring

And Gos­pel words to car­ry

Till the dist­ant isles shall sing—

That God is march­ing on.

In loy­al­ty to Je­sus

Will we ev­er do His will

The God that leads our forc­es

Will di­rect and bless us still;

His ev­er­last­ing pro­mis­es

He will in us ful­fill

As He is march­ing on.