The Royal British Legion safeguards the welfare, interests and memory of those who are serving or who have served in the Armed Forces. They are one of the UK’s largest membership organisations and recognised as custodians of Remembrance. They also run the annual Poppy Appeal.
The Royal British Legion is pleased to announce that Tony Blair will be donating all of the proceeds from his forthcoming memoirs to the Legion's Battle Back Challenge Centre. This centre will provide state-of-the-art rehabilitation services for seriously injured Service personnel.
Oft in danger, oft in woe,
onward, Christian, onward go:
bear the toil, maintain the strife,
strengthened with the Bread of Life.
Onward Christians, onward go,
join the war and face the foe;
will ye flee in danger's hour?
Know ye not your Captain's power?
Let your drooping hearts be glad:
march in heavenly armour clad:
fight, nor think the battle long,
victory soon shall be your song.
Let not sorrow dim your eye,
soon shall every tear be dry;
let not fears your course impede,
great your strength, if great your need.
Onward then in battle move,
more than conquerors ye shall prove;
though opposed by many a foe,
Christian soldiers, onward go.
Words: Henry Kirke White (1785-1806) - yes, this hymn writer died at the age of 21. He was a student at St John's College, Cambridge at the time. Tony Blair is a former student of St John's College, Oxford.
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