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“Onward Christian Soldiers”

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  1. A popular Christian hymn with music by Arthur Sullivan. The refrain is:

    Onward Christian soldiers,

    Marching as to war,

    With the Cross of Jesus

    Going on before.


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Remember that, now!” and he marched away in apparent dudgeon; but they heard him singing “Onward Christian Soldiers” before he got to the bottom of the upper flight of stairs.

From The Campfire Girls of Roselawn Or, a Strange Message from the Air by Penrose, Margaret

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