Onward Christian Soldiers Lyrics

Arthur Sullivan, c. 1871' Onward, Christian Soldiers' is a 19th-century English. The words were written by in 1865, and the music was composed by in 1871. Sullivan named the tune 'St Gertrude,' after the wife of his friend Ernest Clay Ker Seymer, at whose country home he composed the tune. Adopted the hymn as its favoured.

Onward, Christian soldiers, Marching as to war, With the cross of Jesus Going on before. CHRIST the royal Master Leads against the foe, Forward into battle.

The piece became Sullivan's most popular hymn. The hymn's theme is taken from references in the to the Christian being a, for example 2:3 : 'Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.' Contents.Early history The lyric was written as a processional hymn for children walking from Horbury Bridge, where Baring-Gould was curate, to near, at in 1865. It was originally entitled, 'Hymn for Procession with Cross and Banners.' According to the Centre for Church Music, Baring-Gould reportedly wrote 'Onward, Christian Soldiers' in about 15 minutes, later apologising, 'It was written in great haste, and I am afraid that some of the lines are faulty.' He later allowed hymn-book compilers to alter the lyrics.

For example, The Fellowship Hymn Book, with his permission, changed the phrase 'one in hope and doctrine' to 'one in hope and purpose.' For the 1909 edition of, he changed the fifth line of the same verse from 'We are not divided' to 'Though divisions harass.'

However, Baring-Gould’s original words are used in most modern hymnals.Baring-Gould originally set the lyrics to a melody from the slow movement of ’s. This was printed in 1871 in an English church periodical, the. The hymn did not receive wide acceptance, however, until Sullivan wrote the tune 'St. Gertrude' for it. Sullivan quoted the tune in his, first performed in 1902, after his death. Another hymn sung to the St. Gertrude tune is 'Forward Through the Ages', written by Frederick Lucian Hosmer (1840–1929) in 1908.

Later history When and met in August 1941 on the battleship to agree the, a church service was held for which Prime Minister Churchill chose the hymns. He chose 'Onward, Christian Soldiers' and afterwards made a radio broadcast explaining this choice:We sang 'Onward, Christian Soldiers' indeed, and I felt that this was no vain presumption, but that we had the right to feel that we were serving a cause for the sake of which a trumpet has sounded from on high. When I looked upon that densely packed congregation of fighting men of the same language, of the same faith, of the same fundamental laws, of the same ideals. It swept across me that here was the only hope, but also the sure hope, of saving the world from measureless degradation. — Winston ChurchillThe song has been sung at many funerals, including at the funeral of American president at the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., March 1969.

Apart from its obvious martial associations, the song has been associated with against the established order, particularly in the case of the movement.An attempt was made in the 1980s to strip 'Onward, Christian Soldiers' from the and the Episcopal due to perceived militarism. Outrage among church-goers caused both committees to back down. However, the hymn was omitted from both the 1990 and 2013 hymnals of the, the, published in 1977, its successor, (1999) and the 's. The hymnbook has a variation on the hymn, entitled 'Onward, Comrades, Onward'. In some modern hymn books, it is replaced with set to the same tune. In popular culture Largely because of its association with missionaries of various types, the song is sung in a number of movies and television programmes. The 1939 film, depicts Dr.

(played by Sir Cedric Hardwicke) spiritedly leading a choir of African people in this anthem. The piece appears in several other films, including, and, It is also sung or played in episodes of TV series, including,.

Onward Christian Soldiers is the title of a 1984 album and song by the British band. In the book Sins of the Assassin by, the song is the national anthem of the fictional Bible Belt. In 's 1993 play, the hymn is used with new words about Sullivan's rise to fame, and the artistic compromises that entailed.' ', a 1973 work by American composer, is an arrangement of Sullivan's tune. The hymn's tune has also been used as the basis for many parodies, including and Like a mighty tortoise, / Moves the Church of God; / Brothers, we are treading / Where we've always trod.

See also.References. ^ Sullivan, Marc. 11 July 2010, accessed 9 September 2011., 13 May 2008.

Branston, John. Memphis Flyer, 18 November 2005. Ian Bradley, The Book of Hymns, New York: Testament Books, 1989, p. 333., Songsandhymns.org. Ace Collins (2003), Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, pp. 153–154,. JM Jasper (2003), '15', The Social Movements Reader, Oxford: Blackwell,. Goldman, Ari L.

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Aching floorboards spoke my name
In the belly of the beast to foreign shores
In tune with tides that whispered fame
And fortune for our humble Lord

Ecclesiastical banners
Unfurl in the manner
Of those who seek conquest and gain

Sail forth for Outremer
The Promised Land praised from the hands
Of blasphemers amassing there
Awakened from the desert sandscapes

Onward Christian soldiers
Fated Nazareth and Bethlehem
Have fallen to an enemy bolder
It is said to widespread slaughter and rape

We are all sinners, enslaved to the cross
God wills The Great War to erase
The Judaic acres, the Mohammedans
In defence of our revenant faith

Political prowess takes to the stage
A pilgrimage led bu the sword
The sweet maiden blast of our clarion rage
Against the foul heretic hordes

The blazing invader Crusader parade
Vatican sanctioned and Mammon adored

Now, papal-led to die
The fatal battle cry
For stretching Christendom

Wide, we slay the infidel
Remiss our way to Hell
Pay well the wishing well
With golden martyrdom

Scaling the towers with power ordained
Dark flowers of infamy bud

The temple drinks claret in floods

Mercy forgotten in our ill-gotten gain
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Death abides in this domain of ashes
The streets are stained
With the butchered foe
Now I hear the bells of triumph ringing
As they lay there rotting in their thousand shrouds
Beneath the clouds
That skitter and scatter
Dispersions on the truth of heaven

We are all sinners, enslaved to the cross
God wills The Great War to erase
The Judaic acres, the Mohammedans
In defence of our revenant faith

No prophet of doom
Shall wail above Jerusalem
All grasping for glitz
Have taken The Mount and The Tomb

Here in the kingdom of loss