Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:17
Words: William Hodgson, in the Salvation Army’s War Cry, February 7, 1880, alt.
Music: Sweet By and By Joseph P. Webster, 1868 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Hodgson (head-and-shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
We’re a band that shall conquer the foe,
If we fight in the strength of the King;
With the sword of the Spirit, we know,
We sinners to Jesus will bring.
Refrain
I believe we shall win;
If we fight in the strength of the King;
I believe we shall win;
If we fight in the strength of the King.
We have conquered in times that are past,
And scattered the foe from the field;
So we’ll fight for the King to the last,
And the sword of the Spirit we’ll wield.
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Our foe may be mighty and brave,
And the fighting be hard and severe;
But the King is the mighty to save;
And in conflict He always is near.
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In the name of the King we will fight,
With our banners unfurled to the breeze;
We will battle for God and the right,
And the kingdom of Satan we’ll seize.
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Ever true to our leader’s command,
We will fight in the name of the King;
We shall win with the fire and the blood,
And the world to His feet we shall bring.
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