They Kept on Marching (lyrics by Ian Churchward)
The Salvation Army was marching in Torquay
With the sound of a trumpet and a joyful tambourine
Sustaining their challenge to authority
This confrontation caused such a public scene
They'd marched through the town
Without trouble for six years
Saving many souls
Like God's new pioneers
The Salvation Army was marching in Torquay
With the sound of a trumpet and a joyful tambourine
Sustaining their challenge to authority
This confrontation caused such a public scene
The local board passed a new harbourside Act
In the thirty eighth clause was a little known fact
No procession was allowed on any Sunday
Except for the military so the Act did say
To the Salvation Army
Many fines were handed out
Prison sentences served
Of that there is no doubt
The Salvation Army kept on marching in Torquay
With the sound of a trumpet and a joyful tambourine
Sustaining their challenge to authority
This confrontation caused such a public scene
Bibliography
Image source: Cropped from a Salvation Army Poster in the Library of Congress's Prints & Photographs Online Catalog, reproduction no. LC-USZC4-10026 (color film copy transparency). Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. [Click on the image for more information.]
Created 5 November 2022