of Christ! lead Cross onward

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