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Our Captain

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1 We have a dauntless Captain
Who knows of no defeat;
He leads to vict’ry certain,
When in the battle’s heat;
He is the strong Defender,
He scatters ev’ry foe;
And to Him those surrender
Who come His pow’r to know.

Refrain:
Then we’ll take courage,
Then we’ll take courage,
Then we’ll take courage
And we’ll conquer till He comes.

2 He guides His children onward,
He strengthens them each day;
He shows Himself from heaven,
The Life, the Truth, the Way;
He is their one safe Refuge
In life’s tempestuous sea;
He shelters from the deluge
Of sin and misery. [Refrain]

3 He waits to be the Saviour
Of all who here below
Will take His offered favor,
And full salvation know;
Accept from this Redeemer
An everlasting home;
You’ll live with Him forever,
And never from Him roam. [Refrain]

Source: The Gospel Message Choir #32

Author: Percy Spangler

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Text Information

First Line: We have a dauntless Captain
Title: Our Captain
Author: Percy Spangler (1914)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Then we'll take courage
Publication Date: 1914
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Gospel Message Choir #32

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