The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8210

8210. Little Soldiers

1 Little soldiers in the field,
Fighting for the Lord;
Christ, our captain and our shield,
Guards us with His word.

Refrain:
Little friends, come along,
Join our youthful band;
We are marching, marching on
T’ward the happy land.

2 See the glorious banner wave,
Love, our motto true;
All our soldiers, good and brave,
Keep it full in view. [Refrain]

3 Whosoever will may come
And go with us now;
Christ, our captain, shelters all
In the narrow way. [Refrain]

4 Soon we’ll reach the shining land,
See our Savior’s face;
For each one of our great band
He’s prepared a place. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Little soldiers in the field
• Title: Little Soldiers
• Author: Mary Brown Shuss (1899)
• Refrain First Line: Little friends, come along
• Language: English
• Source: Little Branches No. 3 by Charles H. Gabriel (Chicago: Meyer & Brother, 1899)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Little soldiers in the field]
• Composer: James Hott Ruebush
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain