To Arms, Ye Loyal Soldiers

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To arms, to arms, ye loyal ones

Author: Lizzie DeArmond (1914)
Tune: [To arms, to arms, ye loyal ones!]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 To arms, to arms, ye loyal ones!
O hear the Captain’s call,
Step into line with willing hearts,
He needs you one and all.
The hosts of sin are gath’ring ‘round,
‘Tis forward thro’ the world,
A band of valiant ones and true,
With banners bright unfurled.

Chorus:
To arms! to arms! O hear the Captain calling,
Away, away His pow’r will make you strong,
To arms! to arms! the world must be His kingdom
Go forth, go forth, the Christ shall be your song.

2 To arms! to arms to conquer wrong,
The cry is “no retreat!”
Who battle for the loving God
will never fear defeat.
Jehovah’s flag must gleam afar
From ev’ry mountain height,
Then forward all who love His Name
Keep up the glorious fight. [Chorus]

3 To arms! to arms! the vict’ry’s sure,
Go claim the great reward,
A crown of righteousness He gives
To those who serve the Lord.
From darkness into heaven’s light
The nations must be led,
Your great Commander leads the way,
He bears the cross ahead. [Chorus]

Source: Kingdom Songs: for use in the Sunday School, the young people's meeting, the devotional service #24

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Author: Lizzie DeArmond

Lizzie De Armond was a prolific writer of children's hymns, recitations and exercises. When she was twelve years old her first poem was published in the Germantown, Pa. Telegraph, however, it was not until she was a widow with eight children to support that she started writing in earnest. She wrote articles, librettos, nature stories and other works, as well as hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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