Scripture Verse

Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. Numbers 13:30

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: J. B. Young­blood, in New Har­vest Bells, ed­it­ed by Mrs. Will­iam E. Penn, W. H. Mor­ris & Eli­sha A. Hoff­man (Eu­re­ka Springs, Ar­kan­sas: Mrs. Will­iam E. Penn, 1900), num­ber 63 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Young­blood’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Come, all ye Chris­tian sol­diers,
And form a migh­ty band,
Put on the Gos­pel ar­mor,
Go forth and take the land;
Do bat­tle for the Mas­ter,
His ene­mies pur­sue;
With Je­sus for your cap­tain,
Be strong, and brave, and true.

Refrain

We’ll go out and take the land,
Behind His ban­ner grand;
With Je­sus as our cap­tain,
We’ll go out and take the land.

The har­vest now is rea­dy,
And there is much to do;
Our num­bers seem so ma­ny,
Still la­bor­ers are few;
The souls of men are dy­ing
Without a hope of life;
Then go ye for­ward, brave­ly
Contending in the strife.

Refrain

Yes, brave­ly go ye for­ward,
It is the Lord’s com­mand:
Go out and teach all na­tions
Of ev­ery name and land;
Go tell them of the Sav­ior
Who died to set us free,
And of­fers full sal­va­tion
To sin­ners such as we.

Refrain