Onward march, all conquering Jesus

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1 Onward march, all conqu'ring Jesus,
Gird Thee on Thy mighty sword;
Sinful earth can ne'er oppose Thee;
Hell itself must dread Thy Word.
Thy great Name is so exalted.
Ev'ry foe shrinks back in fear;
Rev'rence steals thru all creation
When it knows that Thou art near.

2 Free my soul from sin's foul bondage;
Hasten now the glorious dawn;
Break proud Babel's gates in sunder;
Let the massive bolts be drawn.
Forth, like ocean's heaving surges,
Bring in myriad ransomed slaves,
Host on host, with shouts of triumph,
Endless, countless as the waves.

3 E'en today I hear sweet music,
Praises of a blood-freed throng;
Full deliv'rance, glorious freedom,
Are there themes for endless song;
Whiter than the snow their raiment,
Victor palms they wave on high,
As they pass, with fullest glory,
Into life's felicity.

4 How my raptured soul rejoices
For Thy reign in ev'ry sphere;
Ev'ry word will be accomplished
Spoken by our Saviour here.
North and South, in countless myriads,
From earth's darkest ends they come,
With abounding joy and music,
Into heav'n's eternal home.

Source: Hymns of the Church #272

Translator: William Howells

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Author: William Williams

William Williams, called the "Watts of Wales," was born in 1717, at Cefn-y-coed, near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. He originally studied medicine, but abandoned it for theology. He was ordained Deacon in the Church of England, but was refused Priest's Orders, and subsequently attached himself to the Calvinistic Methodists. For half a century he travelled in Wales, preaching the Gospel. He died in 1791. Williams composed his hymns chiefly in the Welsh language; they are still largely used by various religious bodies in the principality. Many of his hymns have appeared in English, and have been collected and published by Sedgwick. His two principal poetical works are "Hosannah to the Son of David," and "Gloria in Excelsis." --Annotati… Go to person page >

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MORIAH (34565)


VICTORY (R. J. Williams)


HYFRYDOL

One of the most loved Welsh tunes, HYFRYDOL was composed by Rowland Hugh Prichard (b. Graienyn, near Bala, Merionetshire, Wales, 1811; d. Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, 1887) in 1830 when he was only nineteen. It was published with about forty of his other tunes in his children's hymnal Cyfaill y Cant…

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Hymns of the Church #272

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