We Are Soldiers of Christ

We are sol­diers of Christ

Who is migh­ty to save

And His ban­ner the cross is un­furled;

We are pledged to be faith­ful

And stead­fast and brave

Against Sa­tan

the flesh

and the world.

We are bro­thers and com­rades

We stand side by side

And our faith and our hope are the same;

And we think of the cross

On which Je­sus has died

When we bear the re­proach of His name.

At the font we were marked

With the cross on our brow

Of our grace and our call­ing the sign;

And the weak­est is strong

To be true to his vow

For the ar­mor we wear is di­vine.

We will watch rea­dy armed

If the tempt­er draw near

If he comes with a frown or a smile;

We will heed not his threats

Nor his flat­ter­ies hear

Nor be tak­en by storm or by wile.

We will mas­ter the flesh

And its long­ings re­strain

We will not be the bond slaves of sin

The pure Spir­it of God

In our na­ture shall reign

And our spir­its their free­dom shall win.

For the world’s love we live not

Its hate we de­fy

And we will not be led by the throng;

We’ll be true to our­selves

To our Fa­ther on high

And the bright world to which we be­long.

Now let each cheer his com­rade

Let hearts beat as one

While we fol­low where Christ leads the way;

’Twere dis­hon­or to yield

Or the bat­tle to shun

We will fight

and will watch

and will pray.

Though the war­fare be wea­ry

The tri­al be sore

In the might of our God we will stand;

Oh! what joy to be crowned

And be pure ev­er­more

In the peace of our own fa­ther­land.