Marching in His Name

Like an ar­my we are mov­ing

Steadily

and at com­mand

Thro’ a strange and hos­tile coun­try

To a bet­ter

bright­er land;

Full equipped

cou­ra­geous

loy­al

With the Gos­pel firm­ly shod

We are march­ing on to glo­ry

To the ci­ty of our God.

With a firm de­ter­min­ation

And a trust that shall not wane

For the King we have en­list­ed

And are march­ing in His train;

Our song of joy is ev­er ring­ing

While mov­ing up the great high­way

To a ci­ty bright

eter­nal

In a land of cloud­less day.

Many foes con­cealed ab­out us

Would in­vade our ranks to­day

And with sub­tle agi­ta­tion

Seek to turn us from the way;

But our lead­er

on be­fore us

All their sec­ret cun­ning knows

And His wis­dom is for­ev­er

Proof against the chief of foes.

In the light our bann­er gleam­ing

Fills the heart with love and cheer

And the voice of our Re­deem­er

Quiets ev­ery doubt and fear;

Shoulder pressed to shoul­der ev­er

With a tramp

tramp

tramp we move

Onward

up­ward to the ci­ty

Built for us thro’ Je­sus’ love.