March on, O Soul, with Strength

243 March on, O Soul, with Strength

1 March on, O soul, with strength!
   Like those strong men of old
   Who 'gainst enthroned wrong
   Stood confident and bold;
   Who thrust in prison or cast to flame,
   Still made their glory in the Name.

2 The sons of fathers we
   By whom our faith is taught
   To fear no ill, to fight.
   The holy fight they fought:
   Heroic warriors ne'er from Christ
   By any lure or guile enticed.

3 March on, O soul, with strength!
   As strong the battle rolls!
   'Gainst lies and lusts and wrongs,
   Let courage rule our soul:
   In keenest strife, Lord, may we stand,
   Upheld and strengthed by Thy hand.

4 Not long the conflict; soon
   The holy way shall cease,
   Faith's warfare ended, won
   The home of endless peace:
   Look up! the victor's crown at length:
   March on, O soul, march on, with strength.
                         George T. Coster
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1964 edition

<idle musing>
Not a very popular hymn; it only occurs in 70 hymnals. When the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church united to form the United Methodist Church, this was one of the hymns the EUB brought with them. A nice addition, I might add.
</idle musing>