Hymnal: New Christian Hymn and Tune Book
Date: 1882
Compiler: Fillmore Brothers
Publisher/Printer: Fillmore Brothers
First Line: Am I a soldier of the cross
Topic: Christian/Warfare
Writer: Isaac Watts
Composer: J Lowry
Meter: CM
Tune: Mt Pisgah
Hymn Number: 566
Page Number: 206, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsAM I a soldier of the cross,
A follower of the Lamb,
And shall I fear to own his cause,
Or blush to speak his name?
Must I be carried to the skies
On flowery beds of case,
While others fought to win the prize,
And sailed through bloody seas.
Are there no foes for me to face?
Must I not stem the flood?
Is this vile world a friend to grace,
To help me on to God?
Sure I must fight if I would reign:
Increase my courage, Lord.
I'll bear the toil, endure the pain,
Supported by thy word.
Thy saints, in all this glorious war,
Shall conquer, though they die;
They see the triumph from afar,
With Faith's discerning eye.
When that illustrious day shall rise,
And all thine armies shine,
In robes of victory through the skies,
The glory shall be thine.