Volunteers are want­ed! hear the stir­ring call,
O be swift to an­swer, com­rades, one and all;
Girding on your ar­mor, haste to march away,
For the Lord is call­ing,
To the front to­day!

Refrain

Away to the bat­tle­field, away, away!
The King calls for sol­diers in His ranks to­day;
Hear the bu­gles call­ing, in­to line be fall­ing,
Forth to the bat­tle­field, away, away!

Volunteers are want­ed! val­iant men and true,
In the ranks, my bro­ther, there is room for you;
Christ is the com­mand­er, let us all ob­ey
When He gives the or­der,
To the front to­day!

Refrain

Volunteers are want­ed! for on land and sea
Satan’s starv­ing bond­men cla­mor to be free;
Hasten to their res­cue; if you still de­lay
Blood-bought souls must per­ish,
To the front to­day!

Refrain

Volunteers are want­ed! on the bat­tle plain
Soldiers brave are fall­ing, ne’er to fight again;
Who will take their plac­es in the dead­ly fray?
Who will march with Je­sus
To the front to­day?

Refrain