Scripture Verse

God Himself is with us for our captain. 2 Chronicles 13:12

Introduction

Words: Ano­ny­mous, in Li­ving Hymns, by Will­iam E. Chal­mers et al. (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Jud­son Press, 1923), num­ber 54.

Music: All Saints Hen­ry S. Cut­ler, in The Hym­nal with Tunes Old and New, by John I. Tuck­er, 1872 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Henry S. Cutler (1825–1902)

Lyrics

O Je­sus, Prince of life and truth,
Beneath Thy ban­ner bright,
We de­di­cate our strength and youth
To bat­tle for the right.
We give our lives with glad in­tent
To serve the world and Thee,
To die, to suf­fer and be spent
To set our bro­thers free.

In ser­ried ranks, with fear­less tread,
O Cap­tain of us all,
Thy glo­ry on our ban­ners shed,
We an­swer to Thy call;
And where the fierc­est bat­tles press
Against the hosts of sin,
To res­cue those in dire dis­tress
We glad­ly en­ter in.

O Je­sus, once a Na­za­reth boy,
And tempt­ed like as we,
All in­ward foes help us de­stroy,
And spot­less all to be.
We trust Thee for the grace to win
The high, vic­to­ri­ous goal,
Where pu­ri­ty shall con­quer sin
In Christ-like self con­trol.