Mission War Song

Christian

rouse thee! war is rag­ing

God with sin is bat­tle wag­ing

Every ran­somed pow­er en­gag­ing

Break the tempt­er’s spell.

Dare ye still lie fond­ly dream­ing

Wrapt in ease and world­ly schem­ing

While the mul­ti­tudes are stream­ing

Downwards in­to hell.

Thro’ the world re­sound­ing

Let the Gos­pel sound­ing

Summon all at Je­sus’ call

His glo­ri­ous cross sur­round­ing;

Sons of God

earth’s tri­fles leav­ing

Be not faith­less

but be­liev­ing

To your con­qu’ring cap­tain cleav­ing

Forward to the fight.

Lord

we come

and from Thee nev­er

Self nor earth our hearts shall sev­er

Thine en­tire­ly

Thine for­ev­er

We will fight and die.

To a world of re­bels dy­ing

Heaven

and hell

and God de­fy­ing

Everywhere we’ll still be cry­ing

Will ye per­ish

why?

Hark! I hear the war­ri­ors shout­ing

Now the hosts of hell we’re rout­ing

Courage! on­ward! nev­er doubt­ing

We shall win the day.

See the foe be­fore us fall­ing

Sinners on the Sav­ior call­ing

Throwing off the bond­age gall­ing

Join our glad ar­ray.