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Lift the Banner Higher

Representative Text

1 Lift the banner of the cross!
Rally 'round its folds to-day,
Let it never suffer loss,
Speed it on its glorious way.

Chorus:
Banner bright! banner bright!
Banner free, banner free,
May our watch-word ever be, ever be,
Banner bright, banner bright,
Banner free, banner free,
Christ, the Lord, who died for me.

2 Soldiers of a mighty cause!
Raise the royal banner high;
While we heed our master's laws,
We may earthly pow'r defy. [Chorus]

3 They who bear it bravely on,
Soon their heart's desire shall see;
For the world ere long must own
This, the flag of victory. [Chorus]

Source: Minnetonka Songs: for Sabbath Schools, compiled especially for the Minnetonka Sabbath-School Assembly #51

Author: Alice Jean Cleator

Alice Jean Cleator, 1871-1926 Born: Cir­ca 1871, An­dre­as, Isle of Man, Eng­land. Died: Cir­ca April 27, 1926, Cleve­land, Ohio. Cleator’s family ev­i­dent­ly em­igrat­ed to Amer­i­ca in the 1870’s. She was liv­ing in Clar­idon, Ohio, in 1880, & Geau­ga Coun­ty, Ohio, in 1900, 1910, & 1920. She taught school in New York Ci­ty, re­tir­ing some time be­fore 1915. --hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Lift the banner of the cross
Title: Lift the Banner Higher
Author: Alice Jean Cleator
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Lift it higher till it circles
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances

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Minnetonka Songs #51

Offering of Praise #d103

Songs of Love for the Bible School #d81

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The Gospel Message No. 1 #50

The Gospel Message No. 1. Special ed. #d67

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The Voice of Praise No. 3 #50

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