Light and Life Songs ‎#70

70. Go Forward

1 Go forward, is the great command;
The threat’ning dangers all will yield
To them with earnest heart and hand,
Who mean to die or win the field.

Chorus:
It is the captain’s great command,
Go forward, and the land possess;
Lo, I will be at thy right hand,
To aid, defend, to guide and bless.

2 The clouds may darken and obscure
The path that leads to victory;
Yet form that path, if naught allure,
Thou shalt emerge triumphantly. [Chorus]

3 Go forward, e’en tho’ mountains rise
And interpose their forms sublime;
Scale thou their summits, and thine eyes
Shall see from thence that brighter clime. [Chorus]

4 If ocean’s wild, tempestuous gales
Dash angry waves against thy bark,
With steady helm and well-trimmed sails,
Go forward still straight to the mark. [Chorus]

5 Tho’ prospects all be blasted quite,
Tho’ friends desert, and hopes decay,
Beyond the darkest clouds there’s light;
Go forward, and behold the day. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Go forward, is the great command
• Title: Go Forward
• Author: William H. Clark
• Refrain First Line: It is the captain's great command
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1904

Tune Information

• Name: [Go forward, is the great command]
• Composer: William B. Olmstead