GHS 98 : The Song Of The Soldier Lyrics
GHS 98, “The Song Of The Soldier,” is a rousing battle hymn calling the people of God to rise, awaken, and march as a mighty nation under the banner of Christ. The hymn connects the Church on earth to the saints and heroes who fought and prevailed before it, making the point that the ground of victory has already been tested and proven: it is the blood of Christ. The refrain, declaring that believers are “more than conquerors” through that blood, echoes Romans 8:37 and turns the hymn into a sung declaration of faith.
Each stanza of the hymn moves between the urgency of the present battle and the certainty of eternal reward for those who press on to the end. This hymn appears as number 98 in the Gospel Hymns and Songs (GHS) collection, used in Deeper Life Bible Church and related assemblies across West Africa.
Hymn Lyrics – GHS 98: The Song Of The Soldier
- Rise, ye children of salvation, All who cleave to Christ the Head; Wake, arise! O mighty nation, Ere the foe on Zion tread.
Pour it forth — a mighty anthem, Like the thunders of the sea; Thro’ the blood of Christ our ransom, More than conquerors are we, More than conquerors are we, Thro’ the blood of Christ our ransom, More than conquerors are we.
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Saints and heroes long before us Firmly on this ground have stood; See their banners waving o’er us, Conquerors through Jesus’ blood.
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Deathless we are all unfearing, Life laid up with Christ in God; In the morn of His appearing Floweth forth a glory flood.
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Soon we all shall stand before Him, See and know our glorious Lord; Soon in joy and light adore Him, Each receiving his reward.
