lead of onward Christ! Cross

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