Captain of Thine Enlisted Host

lyricist: Christopher Batty, 1757
Composer: 17th Century German

Captain of Thine en­list­ed host

Display Thy glo­ri­ous ban­ner high;

The sum­mons send from coast to coast

And call a nu­mer­ous ar­my nigh.

A solemn ju­bi­lee pro­claim

Proclaim the great Sab­ba­tic day;

Assert the glo­ries of Thy name;

Spoil Sa­tan of his wished-for prey.

Bid

bid Thy her­alds pub­lish loud

The peace­ful bless­ings of Thy reign;

And when they speak of sprin­kled blood

The mys­te­ry to the heart ex­plain.

Chase the usurp­er from his throne

Oh! chase him to his des­tined hell;

Stout-heart­ed sin­ners ov­er­come;

And glo­ri­ous in Thy tem­ple dwell.

Fight for Thy­self

O Je­sus

fight

The tra­vail of Thy soul re­gain;

To each blind soul make dark­ness light

To all let crook­ed paths be plain.

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