The Victory To Win
- Words:
- Mark D. Ussery
- Music:
- Mark D. Ussery
Sheet music
- 1Pressing the battle in Jesus’ name,A victory to win,Raising the banner of Truth and LoveO’er fields of vice and sin;Onward our soldiers in bright array,Marching, yes, marching from day to day,Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp,The victory to win. (to win.)Pressing the battle in Jesus’ name, to win;(Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp,)The victory to win;Raising the banner of Truth and Love, to win.(Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp,)O’er fields of vice and sin;Onward, our soldiers, in bright array,Marching, yes, marching from day to day;Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp,The victory to win.
- 2Pressing the battle in Jesus’ name,The victory is sure,Jesus our leader in this great fightWill to the end endure;He will lead faithfully in the wayWhere is sure victory ev’ry day,Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp,The victory to win. (to win.)Pressing the battle in Jesus’ name, to win;(Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp,)The victory to win;Raising the banner of Truth and Love, to win.(Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp,)O’er fields of vice and sin;Onward, our soldiers, in bright array,Marching, yes, marching from day to day;Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp,The victory to win.
- 3Pressing the battle in Jesus’ name,Till victory is won,Showing the world that the Father’s willMust here on earth be done;Showing the wicked in vain is their fight‘Gainst the great leader of Truth and Right.Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp,The victory to win. (to win.)Pressing the battle in Jesus’ name, to win;(Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp,)The victory to win;Raising the banner of Truth and Love, to win.(Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp,)O’er fields of vice and sin;Onward, our soldiers, in bright array,Marching, yes, marching from day to day;Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp,The victory to win.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1913, the words are in 27 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.