Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
First Line: Am I a soldier of the cross
Topic: The Christian Warfare
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 96
Page Number: 099, 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 flow'ry beds of ease,
While others fought to gain the prize,
And sailed thro' 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, tho' they die;
They see the triumph from afar,
And seize it with their eye.
When that illustrious day shall rise,
And all thy armies shine
In robes of victory, thro' the skies,
The glory shall be thine.