Matin Bells and Scarlet and Gold :: :: University of Virginia Library

Fight on, fight on, though fiercely rattle
The fiery arrows on the shield
By faith uplifted, for the battle
Is still the Lord's, and who will yield?
Fight on, fight on, we dare not linger,
The trumpet notes of the command
Call us, the Cross with solemn finger
Our banner is that none withstand;
Fight on, fight on, o'er ridge and hollow
Of foaming wave and furrowed shore,
God fights with us, and we must follow
When Christ has conquered all before.
Work on, work on, but not for wages
On burning plains and fields of frost,
If wildly round the tempest rages
And often all but Christ is lost;
Work on, work on, the day is flying,
And scanty time at most we give,
For some are dead and some are dying,
But all who hear the message live;
Work on, work on, for night is nearer,
With patient toil and holy plan,
God works with us, and what is dearer
To brothers than their brother man?
Trust on, trust on, for faith is living
And from the heavenly fountains drawn,
And all our doubt and dark misgiving
Are but the heralds of the dawn;
Trust on, trust on, the Word is certain
That will the distant Sinim seal,

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And from far Ind the heathen curtain
Shall drop and Christ the Truth reveal;
Trust on, trust on, though weakness hanker
For pleasant ports by which we sail,
God is our faith, we may but anchor
Upon that Rock which cannot fail.
Love on, love on, in spite of danger
And falling men and martyrs gone,
Who died to save from death the stranger,
Fill up the broken ranks, go on;
Love on, love on, the sons and daughters
Of palmy isles shall hear our plea,
And love shall cover earth, as waters
That cover all the boundless sea;
Love on, love on, while one to cherish
And teach the Gospel yet remains,
For God is love, and though we perish,
He still the glorious work sustains.