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Christ's Little Soldiers

We are soldiers of the Lord, 'Neath his flag we're called to fight

Author: Julia A. Mathews (1877)
Tune: [We are soldiers of the Lord] (Murray)
Published in 4 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 We are soldiers of the Lord,
’Neath His flag we’re called to fight;
Sin and evil are our foes,
We are battling for the right.

Refrain:
Come and join our little band,
Come and join our little band,
We are sure to win the day;
We have naught to dread or fear,
We have naught to dread or fear,
For our Savior, blessed Savior leads the way.

2 Strong and subtle is our foe,
But our Lord is stronger still;
He will guide us as we go,
He’ll defend us from all ill. [Refrain]

3 Though we falter on the road,
He will never chide or frown,
For He knew how weak we were
When He chose us for His own. [Refrain]

4 All He asks is loyal love,
Earnest effort for the right;
For the battle is His own,
We shall win it by His might. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #12967

Author: Julia A. Mathews

[Julia A. Mathews] 19th Century We have little data on this author. Possibly she was related to Timothy R. Matthews, who wrote music for one of her songs. http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/t/mathews_ja.htm Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: We are soldiers of the Lord, 'Neath his flag we're called to fight
Title: Christ's Little Soldiers
Author: Julia A. Mathews (1877)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Come and join our little band
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #12967
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

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The Cyber Hymnal #12967

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