Soldiers Of The Cross, Arise!

 

"And Moses built an altar and called the name of it,
   The Lord My Banner.
And he said, Because theirs is a hand against the
throne of the Lord, the Lord will have war with
Amalek from generation to generation.
Exodus 17:15-16

"And it shall be in that day that the Root of Jesse
shall stand as a signal for the peoples; of Him shall
the nations inquire and seek knowledge, and
His dwelling shall be glory!"
Isaiah 11:10

"The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob
is our Refuge, our High Tower and Stronghold. Selah!
Psalm 46:11

Soldiers of the cross, arise!

Gird you with your armor bright!

Mighty are your enemies,

Hard the battle ye must fight.

O'er a faithless, fallen world,

Raise your banner in the sky!

Let it float there wide unfurled!

Bear it onward! Lift it high!

Mid the homes of want and woe,

Strangers to the Living Word,

Let the Savior's herald go!

Let the Voice of hope be heard!

Where the shadows deepest lie,

Carry truth's unsullied ray!

Where are crimes of blackest dye,

There the saving sign display!

To the weary and the worn

Tell of realms where sorrows cease!

To the outcast and forlorn

Speak of mercy and of peace!

Guard the helpless! Seek the strayed!

Comfort troubles, Banish grief!

In the might of God arrayed,

Scatter sin and unbelief!

Be the banner still unfurled,

Still unsheathed the Spirit's sword,

Till the kingdoms of the world

Are the kingdom of the Lord!

Soldiers Of The Cross, Arise!
(1863)
William Walsham How
(1823-1897)
Anglican clergyman and hymn writer