Marching On to Victory (Pierson)

We are march­ing forth to bat­tle

With our ban­ners all un­furled;

We have joined the Christ­ian ar­my

For the con­quest of the world;

And the sign by which we con­quer

Over each and ev­ery foe

Is the cross of Christ up­lift­ed

By the van­guard as we go.

Marching on

ev­er on

Where the cross of Christ we see;

Marching on

ev­er on

Marching on to vic­to­ry.

Forward now

oh

loy­al le­gion

To the fierc­est of the fight

Let us nev­er fear nor fal­ter

In the bat­tle for the right;

For the cross of Christ moves on­ward

In a cause that can­not fail

And the pow­er of Christ

our lead­er

Is a pow­er that must pre­vail.

Not for earth­ly thrones or king­doms

Not for earth­ly wealth or fame

Do we wage the Christ­ian war­fare

In the Lord’s all con­quer­ing name;

But to res­cue souls in per­il

From the pow­er of death and sin

And the glo­ry all un­fad­ing

Of a heav’n­ly crown to win.