Text: | Am I a Soldier of the Cross |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Tune: | ARLINGTON |
Arranger: | Ralph Harrison |
Composer: | Thomas A. Arne |
1 Am I a soldier of the cross,
a foll'wer of the Lamb,
and shall I fear to own his cause,
or blush to speak his name?
2 Must I be carried to the skies
on flow'ry beds of ease,
while others fought to win the prize,
and sailed thro' bloody seas?
3 Are there no foes for me to face?
Must I not stem the flood?
Is this vile world a friend to grace,
to help me on to God?
4 Since I must fight if I would reign:
increase my courage, Lord;
I'll bear the toil, endure the pain,
supported by thy Word.
5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war,
shall conquer, though they die;
they view the triumph from afar,
and seize it with their eye.
6 When that illustrious day shall rise,
and all thine armies shine
in robes of vict'ry through the skies,
the glory shall be thine.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Am I a soldier of the cross |
Title: | Am I a Soldier of the Cross |
Author: | Isaac Watts (1724) |
Meter: | C.M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2018 |
Scripture: | ; |
Topic: | Christian Life; Christian warfare; Christians: Triumph of(3 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ARLINGTON |
Composer: | Thomas A. Arne (1762) |
Arranger: | Ralph Harrison (1784) |
Meter: | C.M. |
Key: | F Major or modal |