1 Firmly, brethren, firmly stand,
All united, heart and hand,
One unbroken, valiant band,
Dauntless, brave, and true.
Chorus:
Die in the field of battle,
Die in the field of battle,
Die in the field of battle,
Glory in your view.
2 Lift your standard, lift it high,
Raise the Christian battle-cry,
Christ, your glorious leader nigh,
Calls aloud to you. [Chorus]
3 Once our father freemen cried,
"Victory or death" betide;
But with Jesus on our side,
Death and victory too. [Chorus]
4 There to die, the battle won,
There to fall, the warfare done,
Glory brighter than the sun,
Then our promised due. [Chorus]
5 Glorious thus for Christ to die,
And with Christ to reign on high;
There with victor hosts to cry,
Christ hath brought us through. [Chorus]
6 Christ, our Captain's name, we boast,
Quells the dark Satanic host;
Fall we then each at his post--
Fall as Christians do. [Chorus]
Source: The Minstrel of Zion: a book of religious songs, accompanied with appropriate music, chiefly original #96
Hunter, William, D.D, son of John Hunter, was born near Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland, May 26, 1811. He removed to America in 1817, and entered Madison College in 1830. For some time he edited the Conference Journal, and the Christian Advocate. In 1855 he was appointed Professor of Hebrew in Alleghany College: and subsequently Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Alliance, Stark Country, Ohio. He died in 1877. He edited Minstrel of Zion, 1845; Select Melodies, 1851; and Songs of Devotion, 1859. His hymns, over 125 in all, appeared in these works. Some of these have been translated into various Indian languages. The best known are :—
1. A home in heaven; what a joyful thought. Heaven a Home. From his Minstrel of Zion, 1… Go to person page >| First Line: | Firmly, brethren, firmly stand |
| Title: | Win On the Field of Battle |
| Author: | William Hunter |
| Language: | English |
| Refrain First Line: | Die in the field of battle |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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