I think the UMC has deleted this hymn from their hymnal.
I so totally wanted to sing Onward Christian Soldiers at the church service held on the 1 year anniversary of 9/11. Instead we sang, "Pass It On" and all that other cr@p. Needless to say, I don't belong to the UMC anymore.
Yep. Its gone. When looking for it.
ON the other hand, Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus, and the Battle Hymn of the Republic are both in there and they’re almost as good...
I am happy to report that you are incorrect! Onward Christian Soldiers can still be found in TMH on page 474. I was "raised" Presbyterian and that hymn was removed from The Presbyterian Hymnal MANY years ago. I was glad to see it and many other of my favorites in The Methodist Hymnal. You might also be interested to know that homosexuals cannot be ordained in the Methodist Church. Should they "discover" they are gay after being ordained, they can no longer perform baptisms, marriages, etc. The Methodist Church does not recognize same-sex marriages or allow its facilities to be used to perform such ceremonies.