The Trumpet Call of Duty

1 The trump­et call of du­ty
Is sound­ing thro’ the air!
It calls for strength and beau­ty,
It calls the brave and fair;
It calls to strife and sor­row,
To pre­sent toil and pain,
But vic­to­ry to­mor­row
Shall bring eter­nal gain.

Refrain:
The bat­tle ev­er rag­es
Betwixt the false and true;
And while the con­flict wag­es,
We must be fight­ing, too.

2 Our fa­thers fought be­fore us,
And tri­umphed in the past;
Their spir­its hov­er o’er us,
And sound the trump­et blast.
Arise with might and vi­gor,
And smite each er­ror down,
For they who serve with vi­gor,
With joy shall wear the crown. [Refrain]

3 Wherever pride op­press­es,
Wherever ills ab­ound,
Wherever wrong dis­tress­es,
Our bat­tle­field is found;
Wherever du­ty calls us,
And con­sci­ence bids us go,
Whatever else be­falls us,
We can but tri­umph know. [Refrain]


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16743

• MIDI file from The Cyber Hymnal #16743