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FORWARD!; A MARCHING SONG by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS

First Line: FORWARD! OUT OF THE SELFISH PAST
Last Line: FORWARD! LED BY THE LIVING GOD.

Forward! out of the selfish past,
Forward! Forward! boldly at last.
Forward! to help in the world's great need,
Forward! Forward to dare and bleed.

Forward! who is a coward now?
Forward! bound by a manly vow.
Forward! pleasuring left behind,
Forward! the higher joy to find.

Forward! Forward! who will go,
Forward! to meet the deadly foe?
Forward! Forward! never a boast,
Forward! who will join the host?

Forward! to save our native land,
Forward! with brothers afar to stand.
Forward! to fight with a groaning world,
Forward! with freedom's flag unfurled.

Forward! Forward! Forward still,
Forward! ever with steady will.
Forward! in paths by heroes trod,
Forward! led by the living God.



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