Scripture Verse

Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15

Introduction

Words: S. M. Aus­tin, 1909. Ap­peared in Hymns of Hea­ven­ly Har­mo­ny, ed­it­ed by Pe­ter P. Bil­horn (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Bil­horn Bro­thers, 1910), num­ber 111.

Music: Fred Chal­mers (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Aus­tin or Chal­mers’ full name, or where to get good pho­tos of them (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

We have or­ders from the King,
And His word we must ob­ey;
Every sol­dier true, must his du­ty do
In His ser­vice ev­ery day.

Refrain

For we have or­ders from the King,
To the fight He bids us go;
The world to Him we now must bring,
We have or­ders from the King;
For we have or­ders from the King,
To the fight He bids us go;
Each soul be rea­dy,
March firm and stea­dy,
The King is call­ing us to­day.

We have or­ders from the King,
And the fight for truth is on;
With our sword in hand,
For the right we’ll stand
Till the day for God is won.

Refrain

We have or­ders from the King,
We will ne­ver turn aside;
We will fear no foe,
We are safe, we know,
While with Je­sus we abide.

Refrain