Christ! onward of lead Cross

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