On to the Goal

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Turning thy face from all the past

Author: C. W. Naylor
Tune: [Turning thy face from all the past]
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 Turning thy face from all the past,
On to the goal keep pressing;
All of the weights from off thee cast,
On to the goal keep pressing.
See in the distance there arise
Glorious mansions in the skies,
Waiting for thee--a wondrous prize--
On the the goal keep pressing.

Refrain:
On, on, on to the goal!
Jesus will add his blessing:
On, on, on to the goal!
On to the goal keep pressing.

2 Never mind what the others do,
On to the goal keep pressing;
They cannot run the race for you,
On to the goal keep pressing.
Whether thy run or turn aside,
Whether in sin they stil abide,
Fixing thine eyes on him who died,
On to the goal keep pressing. [Refrain]

3 Forward and upward, faiting not,
On to the goal keep pressing;
Bearing whatever falls thy lot,
On to the goal keep pressing.
Trust in the Lord for strength today,
"He is my helper," boldly say,
Angels will guard thee on thy way,
On to the goal keep pressing. [Refrain]

4 Jesus a crown holds out to thee,
On to the goal keep pressing;
Heavenly glory thine shall be,
On to the goal keep pressing.
Happiness that no tongue can tell,
Ever to praises shall impel,
Safe in his presence thou shalt dwell,
On to the goal keep pressing. [Refrain]

Source: Hymnal of the Church of God #219

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Author: C. W. Naylor

Naylor, Charles Wesley. (1874--1950). C. W. Naylor was born in southern Ohio and reared in Ohio and West Virginia by grandparents. At the age of nineteen he left the Methodist church for the Church of God. He worked for a while at the Gospel Trumpet Company in Grand Junction, Michigan and on some evangelistic tours. He was ordained in 1899 in Springfield, Ohio. He was first injured in 1908 in Florida while moving timbers from under a meeting tent. He suffered a dislocated kidney and other internal injuries. A year later he was in a bus accident that left him an invalid for the rest of his life. Naylor wrote eight books, many articles and pamphlets, many hymns and gospel songs, besides being a columnist in the Gospel Trumpet. --John W.… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Turning thy face from all the past
Title:	On to the Goal
Author:	C. W. Naylor
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	On, on, on to the goal!
Copyright:	Public Domain