Pentecostal Battle Song

Throughout the world to­day is sound­ing

God’s Pen­te­cost­al bu­gle note

The wis­dom of the wise con­found­ing—

O hear it swell and float.

Above the din of earth’s com­mo­tion

The mid­night cry we soon shall hear;

Arise and prove thy love’s de­vo­tion—

The day of Christ is near.

Arise! Arise! Ye heirs of glo­ry—

The Bride­groom’s at the door!

Salvation’s glad and bless­èd sto­ry

Proclaim abroad once more.

The King of Heav­en earth­ward march­es

His feet are in the clouds to­day

And soon be­neath time’s crum­bling arch­es

He’ll lead us to the fray.

Soldiers of Christ pre­pare for bat­tle;

A sound of strife is in the air;

We smell the smoke and hear the rat­tle

That warns us to pr­epare.

Up at the voice of thy com­mand­er

The fin­al con­flict now is on;

No more to crea­ture com­forts pan­der

Truth’s vic­t’ry must be won.

Fear not the foe

but trust thy lead­er—

The Lord of hosts just at thy side

Who comes to win—blest In­ter­ced­er—

A mi­li­ta­ry bride.

And by His pow­er all wrongs re­dress­ing

He soon will seal the aw­ful fate

Of de­mon hosts around us press­ing

Malignant in their hate.

Press on to­ward the King’s high call­ing

With love’s am­bi­tion in thy soul;

Press on while foes around are fall­ing—

Press on to­ward the goal.

Strong in the Gos­pel’s full pro­vi­sion

Prepared for that event­ful hour;

March with a bold and firm de­ci­sion

Armed with the Spir­it’s pow­er.

The glad and wel­come news pro­claim­ing

In ev­ery land from sea to sea;

The Con­quer­or comes in gar­ments flam­ing

To bring earth’s ju­bi­lee.