onward Cross Christ! of lead

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