The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1575

1575. Forward, Men and Brothers!

1. Forward, men and brothers!
Hear the Savior’s call!
Countless souls are waiting,
There is work for all;
Shall we linger idly
While the days pass on?
God and angels beckon;
Forward, every one!

Refrain
Forward, men and brothers!
Hear the Savior’s call!
Countless souls are waiting,
There is work for all.

2. Ours a royal standard,
Ours a glorious strife,
Winning men from evil
To a holy life;
Jesus Christ the Captain,
Faith in Him our shield;
Hasten forward, brothers,
Till sin’s bulwarks yield! [Refrain]

3. Courage, falter never,
In Christ’s strength be strong;
Now the strife and danger,
Now the triumph song;
Strike the shackles quickly,
With the mighty sword;
Forward, men and brothers,
Conquer by His Word! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Forward, men and brothers
• Title: Forward, Men and Brothers!
• Author: David Lindsey (1907)
• Refrain First Line: Forward, men and brothers!
• Meter: 11.11.11.11.11.11
• Language: English
• Source: Famous Hymns, by Daniel B. Towner & Edwin O. Excell (Chicago, Illinois: The Bible Institute Colportage Association, 1907), number 25
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: ST. GERTRUDE, Arthur S. Sullivan, 1871

Tune Information

• Name: COLPORTEUR
• Composer: Ernest Orlando Sellers (1907)
• Meter: 11.11.11.11.11.11
• Incipit: 13357 76511 64653
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Famous Hymns, by Daniel B. Towner & Edwin O. Excell (Chicago, Illinois: The Bible Institute Colportage Association, 1907), number 25
• Copyright: Public Domain