The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12651

12651. God's Three Hundred

1 Once, Gideon at God’s command
Took from his army great and grand
A chosen few, a little band
Of just three hundred;
The rank and file, to their dismay,
Were then discharged and sent away,
But with the few he won the day,
With those three hundred.

Refrain:
The brave three hundred,
The Lord’s three hundred;
O help us, Lord, to numbered be
With Thy three hundred.

2 Today we see church buildings stand
In every city of our land,
But in each fight God has a band,
His own three hundred;
Thro’ rain or shine, thro’ dark or light,
These soldiers stand up for the right,
And always win, tho’ fierce the fight,
God’s own three hundred. [Refrain]

3 Oh, help us, Lord, to watch and pray,
That we at last may hear Thee say,
"Well done, ye nobly won the day,
My own three hundred";
Then, when there are no foes to fight,
In that blest land where comes no night,
O may we walk with Thee in white,
Thy saved three hundred. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Once, Gideon at God’s command
• Title: God's Three Hundred
• Author: Johnson O
• Refrain First Line: The brave three hundred
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of Love and Praise No. 5, by John R. Swe­ney, How­ard Ent­wisle and Frank M. Da­vis (Phil­a­del­phia, PA: John J. Hood, 1898
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Once, Gideon at God’s command]
• Composer: Adam Geibel
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain