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Text:Marching On, Rejoicing
Author:E. E. Hewitt
Tune:[Marching on, rejoicing]
Composer:Wm. J. Kirkpatrick

114. Marching On, Rejoicing

1 Marching on, rejoicing,
Happy songs ascend;
Many voices mingle,
Many praises blend;
We are serving Jesus,
His Endeavor Band;
By his grace he's call'd us,
In his name we stand.

Chorus:
Marching on, rejoicing, marching on;
Marching on, rejoicing,
Happy songs ascend;
Marching on, rejoicing,
Marching on, marching on;
Many voices mingle,
Many praises blend.

2 Marching on, rejoicing,
In life's morning hour,
On his help relying,
Trusting in his power;
Ever pressing onward,
Lift the standard high,
Stepping upward daily,
Follow to the sky. [Chorus]

3 Marching on, rejoicing,
Those who've gone before,
Looking down from glory,
Call us evermore;
Ours is now the battle,
Now the course we run;
Blessed Saviour, keep us
Till the crown is won. [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: Marching on, rejoicing
Title: Marching On, Rejoicing
Author: E. E. Hewitt
Refrain First Line: Marching on, rejoicing, marching on
Language: English
Publication Date: 1892
Copyright: Copyright, 1892, by Wm. J. Kirkpatrick
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Marching on, rejoicing]
Composer: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick
Key: D Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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