Truth Is Marching On

We are toil­ing thro’ the dark­ness

But our eyes be­hold the light

That is mount­ing up the east­ern sky

And beat­ing back the night;

Soon with joy we’ll hail the morn­ing

When our Lord will come in might

For truth is march­ing on.

Marching

march­ing

truth is ev­er march­ing

Brighter

clear­er

comes the hap­py dawn;

Marching

march­ing

truth is ev­er march­ing

Ever march­ing on.

He will come in glo­ri­ous ma­jes­ty

To sweep away all wrong;

He will heal the brok­en­heart­ed

And will make His peo­ple strong;

He will teach our souls His right­eous­ness

Our hearts a glad new song

For truth is march­ing on.

He is call­ing on His peo­ple

To be faith­ful

prompt

and brave

To up­lift again the fall­en

And to help from sin to save;

To de­vote them­selves for oth­ers

As Him­self for them He gave

For truth is march­ing on.

Let us fight against the ev­il

With our faces t’ward the light;

God is look­ing thro’ the dark­ness

And He watch­es o’er the fight;

And His joy will be our re­com­pense

His tri­umph crown the right

For truth is march­ing on.