Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
1 Corinthians 15:57
Words: Alida Roe, 1897. Appeared in Sifted Wheat, edited by Charles H. Gabriel (Dayton, Ohio: Lorenz, 1898), number 79.
Music: John S. Fearis (🔊 pdf nwc).
Victory is coming! send the word along;
Let the glorious banner wave on high!
Satan’s hosts are trembling,
Right must vanquish wrong,
Victory is coming by and by!
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Join, ye Christian warriors,
In a glad, triumphant song!
Let the nations hear us as we march along!
Never rest nor falter, banish sin and wrong,
Victory is coming by and by!
See our hosts advancing! hear our happy song;
See our shields of faith all gleaming bright!
New recruits are joining as we march along;
Leaving all to battle for the right.
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Victory is coming! peace will follow soon,
Bringing joy eternal in its smile;
What a vast array will stand before the throne,
When the captives join our rank and file.
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