God Himself is with us for our captain.
2 Chronicles 13:12
Words: Susan B. Atrice, in Shining Light, edited by J. M. Pierce (Atlanta, Georgia: J. M. Pierce, 1906).
Music: J. M. Pierce (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Atrice or Pierce’s full name, or where to get good photos of them (head-and-shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels), would you ?
Rouse ye now, ye soldiers
Of the cross, arise;
Laud your captain’s glory
To the very skies;
Foes are lurking ’round you,
Seek ye not repose;
Christ your faithful leader
To the battle goes.
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Forward, soldiers,
To the battlefield;
Fight for Jesus
Till the foe shall yield;
For the Spirit
Gives you strength today,
Forward to the battlefield,
Away, then, away.
Up and doing, Christians,
’Tis the Lord’s command;
Dare ye longer idle,
There is work at hand;
Souls are dying ’round you,
For the blessèd word;
Bear to them the message
Of your precious Lord.
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Thro’ the weary conflict
Bear the toil and pain,
Suffering here for Jesus
Is but heav’nly gain;
When the strife is ended,
When your work’s complete,
All these earthly trials
Make your rest more sweet.
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