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Free same-meter accompaniment for Go Forward, Christian Soldier (Lawrence Tuttiett): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune ELLACOMBE (Wurttemberg, 1784 from Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle) in four-part harmony, 4 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.

Sung here to ELLACOMBE (Wurttemberg, 1784 from Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle), a 7.6.7.6 D tune — not necessarily the tune usually paired with this text. Any tune in the same meter fits the words.

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  1. 1Go forward, Christian soldier,
  2. Beneath His banner true,
  3. The Lord Himself, thy Leader,
  4. Shall all thy foes subdue.
  5. His love foretells thy trials;
  6. He knows thine hourly need,
  7. He can with bread of heaven
  8. Thy fainting spirit feed.
  9. 2Go forward, Christian soldier!
  10. Fear not the secret foe;
  11. Far more o'er thee are watching
  12. Than human eyes can know:
  13. Trust only Christ, thy Captain;
  14. Cease not to watch and pray;
  15. Heed not the treacherous voices
  16. That lure thy soul astray.
  17. 3Go forward, Christian soldier!
  18. Nor dream of peaceful rest,
  19. Till Satan's host is vanquished
  20. And heaven is all possessed;
  21. Till Christ Himself shall call thee
  22. To lay thine armour by,
  23. And wear in endless glory
  24. The crown of victory.
  25. 4Go forward, Christian soldier!
  26. Fear not the gathering night:
  27. The Lord has been thy shelter;
  28. The Lord will be thy light.
  29. When morn His face revealeth,
  30. Thy dangers all are past:
  31. O pray that faith and virtue
  32. May keep thee to the last!

About this music

ELLACOMBE — Wurttemberg, 1784 from Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle. Setting: Presbyterian Hymnal, 1911.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from Presbyterian Hymnal, Revised, 1911 Hymn 364.; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the Go Forward, Christian Soldier page.

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