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CONFLICT AND HEROISM

Lead on, King Eternal

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(LANCASHIRE. 7,6,7,6,D.)

Ernest W. Shurtleff, 1888

Henry Smart, 1836

1. Lead on, O King Eternal, Thy day of march has come;
   Hence-forth in fields of conquest Thy tents shall be our home:
   Through days of preparation They grace has made us strong,
   And now, O King Eternal, We lift our battle song.
   
2. Lead on, O king Eternal, Till sin's fierce war shall cease,
   And holiness shall whisper The sweet Amen of peace;
   For not with swords, loud clashing, Nor roll of stirring drums,
   With deeds of love and mercy, The heavenly kingdom comes.
   
3. Lead on, O king Eternal, We follow, not with fears,
   For gladness broken like morning Where'er thy face appears:
   Thy cross if lifted o'er us; We hounry in its light;
   The crown awaits the conquest; Lead on, O God of might. Amen

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