Faithful People, Now Rejoice

Faithful peo­ple

now re­joice

Loud your praise re­sound­ing;

Come with thank­ful heart and voice

Fervent zeal ab­ound­ing.

Onward

on­ward to the goal

Jesus goes be­fore us;

Come

O come! each ran­somed soul

Sound on high the chor­us.

We are sol­diers of the Cross

Ours the old

old sto­ry;

Counting all our gain as loss

But the gain for glo­ry.

In the path our fa­thers trod

With their faith un­swerv­ing;

Heroes of the Church of God—

So would we be serv­ing.

Though around on ev­ery hand

Satan’s hosts assail us

We’ve a cap­tain in com­mand

Who will ne­ver fail us;

Fierce may rage the bat­tle strife

Nothing shall alarm us;

Pressing to eter­nal life

Not a shaft shall harm us.

As we raise our mar­tial song

Courage ne’er ab­at­ing

Angel bands

a ho­ly throng

On our steps await­ing.

Soon the journey will be o’er

Passed each dark af­flict­ion;

Let us think how Je­sus bore

Scourge and cru­ci­fix­ion.

See the heav’n­ly man­sions bright

Faithful hope adorn­ing;

Far behind us looms the night

But be­fore the morn­ing.

Onward

on­ward to the goal

Jesus goes be­fore us;

Come

O come! each ran­somed soul

Sound on high the chor­us.