Lift Up the Banner of Salvation

Lift up the ban­ner of sal­va­tion

That white and blood-dyed ban­ner of the cross.

Proclaim it wide to ev­ery na­tion:

There is re­demp­tion from our dread­ed loss;

The Lamb of God up­on the cross was slain

That man the pro­mised crown of life might gain.

Raise high that ban­ner for each na­tion

Let ev­ery eye be­hold the Cru­ci­fied

Whom God be­fore the world’s foun­da­tion

Had as a ran­som for us set aside.

Do not this truth from any­one with­hold;

To all the mes­sage of the cross be told.

Lift up the ban­ner

tell the sto­ry:

With Je­sus’ blood thou

too

wast dear­ly bought;

Behold

the migh­ty Lord of glo­ry

Complete sal­va­tion for us all hath wrought.

Poor

weep­ing soul

be hap­py and re­joice

And praise the Lamb of God with glad­some voice.

Then let no oth­er news be spok­en

Let ev­ery­one the Mas­ter’s Word re­peat.

Why should a man

with pro­mise brok­en

Proclaim the wis­dom of his own con­ceit?

For such a one will nev­er­more be blest

Since God’s dis­plea­sure must up­on him rest.

Regard us from Thy ha­bi­tation

For we are err­ing

blind and poor

O Lord.

That wis­dom which is our sal­va­tion

Remains alone with Thine un­err­ing Word

And ev­en this we can­not com­pre­hend

If Thou wilt not Thy Spir­it’s bright­ness lend.