Lead on, O King eternal
Ernest Warburton Shurtleff, 1887. To be sung to Lancashire.
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Lead on, O King eternal, The day of march has come; Henceforth in fields of conquest Thy tents shall be our home. Through days of preparation Thy grace has made us strong, And now, O King eternal, We lift our battle song.
2
Lead on, O King eternal, Till sin’s fierce war shall cease, And holiness shall whisper The sweet amen of peace. For not with swords’ loud clashing, Nor roll of stirring drums; With deeds of love and mercy, The heavenly kingdom comes.
3
Lead on, O King eternal: We follow, not with fears; For gladness breaks like morning Where’er thy face appears. Thy cross is lifted o’er us; We journey in its light: The crown awaits the conquest; Lead on, O God of might.