Jesus Calls for Soldiers

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Jesus calls for soldiers true

Author: C. Austin Miles
Tune: [Jesus calls for soldiers true]
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1 Jesus calls for soldiers true;
Who will follow his command?
Rally at the gospel call,
A loyal band?
Faithful in the smallest trial,
Conq’ringev’ry sin,
By a cross of self-denial
A crown to win.

Refrain:
On to the conflict!
The struggle ne’er give o’er.
We march, we march
In the army of the Lord;
We march, we march,
Our might Saviour leading;
Away, away,
Where the conflict fiercely rages,
We will march to victory.

2 Who will join the Christian band?
Who will answer at the call,
In the battle front to stand,
Nor backward fall?
Jesus leads his army on,
Over land and wave,
Thousands to redeem from sin,
Their souls to save. [Refrain]

3 We will never, never yield,
Tho’ outnumbered by the foe,
With the gospel’s sword and shield
We forward go;
We will never be dismayed,
For the mighty power
Of angelic hosts will aid
From hour to hour. [Refrain]

Source: The Service of Praise #18

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Author: C. Austin Miles

Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Jesus calls for soldiers true
Title:	Jesus Calls for Soldiers
Author:	C. Austin Miles
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	On to the conflict
Publication Date:	1900
Copyright:	This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1929.