Hymnal: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #313 (1866) Hymnal Title: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) First Line: Onward, Christian, though the region Lyrics:
Onward, Christian, though the region
Where thou art be drear and lone;
God hath set a guardian legion
Very near thee,—press thou on!
Listen, Christian, their Hosanna
Rolleth o’er thee,—“God is Love.”
Write upon thy red-cross banner,
“Upward ever,—heaven’s above.”
By the thorn-road, and none other,
Is the mount of vision won;
Tread it without shrinking, brother!
Jesus trod it,—press thou on!
By thy trustful, calm endeavor,
Guiding, cheering, like the sun,
Earth-bound hearts thou shall deliver;
O, for their sake, press thou on!
Be this world the wiser, stronger,
For thy life of pain and peace;
While it needs thee, O, no longer
Pray thou for thy quick release;
Pray thou, Christian, daily, rather,
That thou be a faithful son;
By the prayer of Jesus,—“Father,
Not my will, but Thine, be done!”
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