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The Bugle Call

Loud and sharp, O Christian soldiers

Author: Levi Gilbert
Tune: [Loud and sharp, O Christian soldiers]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Loud and sharp, O Christian soldiers,
Peals the trumpet of the Lord!
Leaping into line of battle,
Wield the spirit’s flaming sword!

Refrain:
More is Christ than all against you,
Form your columns firm and close;
Pressing on o’er trench and rampart,
You shall vanquish all your foes!

2 Fierce the conflict, but your mettle
Is the sort true manhood boasts;
Soon or late, at last shall Satan
Flee before your cheering hosts! [Refrain]

3 Who’re afraid and who are fearful,
Let them turn now and depart;
Gideon kept three hundred only,
But each man a valiant heart. [Refrain]

4 Saints on earth and saints in glory—
Clouds of witnesses around,—
Men and angels—all are praying,
Lest you halt and yield your ground. [Refrain]

Source: Hymns for Today: for Sunday Schools, Young People's Societies, The Church, The Home, Community Welfare Associations, and Patriotic Meetings #247

Author: Levi Gilbert

19th Century We have little data on Gilbert, except that he was a minister. --www.hymntime.com Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Loud and sharp, O Christian soldiers
Title: The Bugle Call
Author: Levi Gilbert
Language: English
Refrain First Line: More is Christ than all against you
Publication Date: 1920
Copyright: Public Domain

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Hymns for Today #247

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