1 Onward, Christian, though the region
Where thou art be drear and lone;
God hath set a guardian legion
Very near thee,—press thou on!
2 Listen, Christian, their Hosanna
Rolleth o’er thee,—“God is Love.”
Write upon thy red-cross banner,
“Upward ever,—heaven’s above.”
3 By the thorn-road, and none other,
Is the mount of vision won;