Text 1Am I a soldier of the cross,a follower of the Lamb,and shall I fear to own his cause,or blush to speak his name? 2Must I be carried to the skieson flowery beds of ease,while others fought to win the prize,and sailed through bloody seas? 3Are there no foes for me to face?Must I not…
Tag: christian warfare
Text 1Encamped along the hills of light,Ye Christian soldiers, rise,And press the battle ere the nightShall veil the glowing skies.Against the foe in vales below,Let all our strength be hurled;Faith is the victory, we know,That overcomes the world. RefrainFaith is the victory!Faith is the victory!Oh, glorious victoryThat overcomes the world. 2His banner over us in…
Text 1God of grace and God of glory,On Thy people pour Thy power;Now fulfill Thy church’s story,Bring her bud to glorious flower.Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,For the facing of this hour. 2Lo, the hosts of evil round usScorn Thy Christ, assail His ways;From the fears that long have bound usFree our hearts to faith…
Text 1Once to every man and nation,comes the moment to decide,In the strife of truth with falsehood,for the good or evil side;Some great cause, some great decision,offering each the bloom or blight,And the choice goes by forever,’twixt that darkness and that light. 2Then to side with truth is noble,when we share her wretched crust,Ere her…