O Conquering Angel

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Onward, onward, speed thy conquering flight

Author: C. Austin Miles
Tune: [Onward, onward, speed thy conquering flight]
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1 Onward, onward, speed thy conq’ring flight;
Through the darkness send thy radiant light;
Tread the idols in the dust,
Spread the gospel’s holy trust;
Bid the slumb’ring nations
Hail the Lord of all.

Refrain:
O Conq’ring angel, onward haste!
Away! Away!
Proclaim the dawn of freedom’s day.
Away with sadness!
Hail with gladness
Jesus, the Lord of all.

2 Onward, onward, speed thy conq’ring flight;
Plant thy standard on each mountain height;
Let the blissful tidings float
Till the sweetly echoing note
Sounds from vale and forest,
“He is Lord of all.” [Refrain]

3 Onward, onward, speed thy conq’ring flight;
Now the morning bursts upon the sight;
Jesus now his kingdom takes
And the joyous song awakes
From the hearts of thousands,
“He is Lord of all.” [Refrain]

Source: The Service of Praise #115

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Author: C. Austin Miles

Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Onward, onward, speed thy conquering flight
Title:	O Conquering Angel
Author:	C. Austin Miles
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O ConqUEring angel, onward haste
Publication Date:	1900
Copyright:	This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1929.