Sound the Battle Cry

Sound the bat­tle cry! See

the foe is nigh;

Raise the stand­ard high for the Lord;

Gird your ar­mor on

stand firm ev­ery one;

Rest your cause up­on His ho­ly Word.

Rouse

then

sol­diers

ral­ly round the ban­ner

Ready

stea­dy

pass the word along;

Onward

for­ward

shout aloud Ho­san­na!

Christ is cap­tain of the migh­ty throng.

Strong to meet the foe

march­ing on we go

While our cause we know

must pre­vail;

Shield and ban­ner bright

gleam­ing in the light

Battling for the right we ne’er can fail.

O! Thou God of all

hear us when we call

Help us one and all by Thy grace;

When the bat­tle’s done

and the vic­t’ry’s won

May we wear the crown be­fore Thy face.