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Text:To Arms! To Arms! Ye Soldiers!
Author:Christopher Newman Hall
Tune:[To arms! To arms! ye soldiers]
Composer:Ira David Sankey
Media:MIDI file

6841. To Arms! To Arms! Ye Soldiers!

1. To arms! To arms! ye soldiers,
The trumpet call obey!
Arise from dreary slumbers
To watch, and fight, and pray.

Refrain
To arms! to arms! ye soldiers,
The trumpet call obey!
With Jesus as our Leader,
We’re sure to win the day.

2. ’Tis not to rest, or banquet,
Or proud parade we go;
The fight of faith is fiercer,
Than worldly warriors know. [Refrain]

3. Against the powers of darkness
With fearful craft and rage,
Our heavenly Captain calls us
Incessant war to wage. [Refrain]

4. We’ll bless Thee for the battle,
We’ll glory in the strife;
We’ll shout at call of trumpet,
We’ll win eternal life.[Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: To arms! To arms! ye soldiers
Title: To Arms! To Arms! Ye Soldiers!
Author: Christopher Newman Hall (1877)
Refrain First Line: To arms! to arms! ye soldiers
Language: English
Source: Welcome Tidings, by Robert Lowry et al. (New York: Biglow & Main, 1877)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [To arms! To arms! ye soldiers]
Composer: Ira David Sankey
Incipit: 51112 33133 31251
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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