Cross of Christ! lead onward

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Cross of Christ! lead onward,
  Through the holy war;
In this sign we conquer
  Now and evermore.
Not of man the power,
  Not to man the fame;
We are victors only
  In our Leader’s name.
 
Cross of Christ! lead onward,
  Through the holy war;
In this sign we conquer
    Now and evermore.
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Not with pomp and pageant,
  Not in earthly pride;
We must fight our battles
  Like the Crucified.
Overcome by suff’ring,
  Conquer through defeat;
Tried and tested daily
  In the furnace heat.
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Kind, yet we are fighting,
  Bold, yet humbly meek;
Resting while we’re working,
  Strong, but ever weak.
Timid, though courageous,
  Gaining as we give;
Crucified with Jesus,
  Yet, in Him, we live.
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By a cloud encompassed,
  Witnesses to prove,
Saints, apostles, prophets,
  Precious ones we love;
While “advance!” is sounding,
  Mounts the battle thrill.
Cross of Christ! lead onward
  Where the Captain will.
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Marching in the pathway
  That the Master trod,
Walks One daily with us
  Like the Son of God.
To the end enduring,
  Armor ne’er laid down,
Till the Cross leads upward
  To the blood-bought crown.
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Francis Y Chow

Anaheim, California, United States

Cross of Christ! lead onward,

Through the holy war;

In this sign we conquer

Now and evermore.

The second aspect of the new way concerns our work. We must labor diligently. We should not live a life of ease. Stanza 3 of Hymns, #634 says, "Resting while we're working," Our work is our rest. If I am asked not to work, I will have no rest. Sometimes my doctor is worried about my high blood pressure and asks me not to work. I know my condition. The more I work for the Lord, the better my condition is. I once held a conference with ten meetings in two and a half days. After the conference I was physically tired, but when Sister Lee measured my blood pressure, it was normal.