Text: | A Soldier of the King |
Author: | Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. |
Tune: | [With all the world before me] |
Composer: | W. A. Post |
1 With all the world before me,
Beneath, around me, o’er me,
I count the fading joys to which we mortals cling,
And yield its fleeting treasure,
For I’ve a greater pleasure,
I want to be a soldier of the King.
Refrain:
I want to be a soldier,
A brave courageous soldier;
A soldier not afraid to shout and sing;
I crave no other mission,
This is my one ambition,
I want to be a soldier of the King!
2 While fighting battles royal,
I will be true and loyal,
Because the Holy Spirit is the sword I swing;
Of Faith a strong defender,
I never will surrender,
I want to be a soldier of the King. [Refrain]
3 As long as wrongs need righting,
I never will cease fighting
Until the battles of this earthly life are o’er;
When to the end I’ve striven,
And my discharge is given,
I’ll ground my arms on Canaan’s peaceful shore. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | With all the world before me |
Title: | A Soldier of the King |
Author: | Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. |
Refrain First Line: | I want to be a soldier |
Publication Date: | 1918 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [With all the world before me] |
Composer: | W. A. Post |
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MIDI file: | MIDI |