Stand, Soldier of the Cross

Stand

sol­dier of the cross

Thy high al­le­giance claim

And vow to hold the world but loss

For thy Re­deem­er’s name.

Arise

and be bap­tized

And wash thy sins away;

Thy league with God be so­lem­nized

Thy faith avouched to­day.

No more thine own

but Christ’s

With all the saints of old

Apostles

seers

evan­gel­ists

And martyr throngs en­rolled.

In God’s whole ar­mor strong

Front hell’s em­bat­tled pow­ers:

The war­fare may be sharp and long

The vic­to­ry must be ours.

O bright the con­quer­or’s crown

The song of tri­umph sweet

When faith casts ev­ery tro­phy down

At our great cap­tain’s feet.