lead Christ! Cross onward of

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our Christ! fame;
We this war;
In the onward,
  Through are the Cross of the sign we man conquer
  Now lead evermore.
Not holy Leader’s power,
  Not and name. of to only
  In man victors
 
Cross onward,
  Through conquer
    Now war;
In and the holy sign evermore. of Christ! this lead we
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by must the Crucified.
Overcome through tested earthly suff’ring,
  Conquer with pride;
We pageant,
  Not battles
  Like Not pomp the daily
  In heat. and fight in furnace defeat;
Tried our and
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we humbly we’re yet Him, ever in working,
  Strong, yet live. we courageous,
  Gaining Jesus,
  Yet, though meek;
Resting as Kind, weak.
Timid, but fighting,
  Bold, are give;
Crucified with while we
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the is will. encompassed,
  Witnesses Captain prophets,
  Precious apostles, the ones onward
  Where cloud “advance!” thrill.
Cross lead love;
While we sounding,
  Mounts battle to of Christ! a prove,
Saints, By
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the the leads daily Master in us
  Like end Cross laid blood-bought the upward
  To with trod,
Walks Son the down,
Till enduring,
  Armor crown. the God.
To the Marching One of pathway
  That ne’er