O Jesus, Once a Nazareth Boy

O Je­sus

once a Na­za­reth boy

And tempt­ed like as we

All inw­ard foes help us de­stroy

And spot­less all to be.

We trust Thee for the grace to win

The high

vic­tor­ious

goal

Where pur­ity shall con­quer sin

In Christ­like self con­trol.

O Je­sus

Prince of life and truth

Beneath Thy ban­ner bright

We de­di­cate our strength and youth

To bat­tle for the right;

We give our lives with glad in­tent

To serve the world and Thee

To die

to suf­fer and be spent

To set our bro­thers free.

In ser­ried ranks

we fear­less tread

O Cap­tain of us all

Thy glo­ry on our ban­ners shed

We answer to Thy call;

And where the fierc­est bat­tles press

Against the hosts of sin

To res­cue those in dire dis­tress

We glad­ly en­ter in.