Scripture Verse

Who is on the Lord’s side? Exodus 32:26

Introduction

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Ada R. Gibbs
1864–1905

Words: Will­iam E. Pen­ney, in The Jew­eled Crown (New York: Asa Hull, 1891), num­ber 50, alt.

Music: So­no­ra Ada R. Gibbs (1864–1905) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Pen­ney (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

In these days when truth and er­ror
Battle fierce­ly for the soul,
We should show our co­lors brave­ly:
Form in line and call the roll!

Refrain

Who is in God’s migh­ty ar­my?
Call the roll, call the roll!
Sound the sig­nal; form in co­lumn:
Call the roll, call the roll!

In these days none can be neu­tral,
Each will yield to some con­trol;
Zion needs to know her sol­diers—
Halt the ranks, and call the roll!

Refrain

Sound the bu­gle for the mus­ter!
Summon every faith­ful soul!
Mighty is the com­ing con­flict;
Ere it op­ens, call the roll!

Refrain

On the march some souls have fall­en,
And have crossed be­yond the goal;
Some were faith­less and de­sert­ed,
Who are left? now call the roll!

Refrain

Promptly an­swer to the roll call,
Ye, His faith­ful sol­diers all;
Underneath His con­quer­ing ban­ner
Rally now, and call the roll!

Refrain