Scripture Verse

Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesians 6:17

Introduction

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 & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Joseph P. Webster (1819–1875)

Lyrics

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.

Refrain

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.

Refrain

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.

Refrain