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Text:Stand, Soldier of the Cross
Author:Edward Henry Bickersteth, 1825-1906
Tune:SONG 20
Composer:Orlando Gibbons, 1583-1625

762. Stand, Soldier of the Cross

1 Stand, soldier of the cross,
Your high allegiance claim,
And vow to hold the world but loss
For your Redeemer's name.

2 Arise and be baptized
And wash your sins away;
Your league with God be solemnized,
Thy faith confessed today.

3 No more your own, but Christ's,
With all the saints of old,
Apostles, seers, evangelists,
And martyr throngs enrolled.

4 O bright the conqueror's crown,
The song of triumph sweet,
When faith casts every trophy down
At our great Captain's feet.

5 All glory to the Son,
Who comes to set us free,
With Father, Spirit, ever One,
Through all eternity. Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Stand, soldier of the Cross
Title: Stand, Soldier of the Cross
Author: Edward Henry Bickersteth, 1825-1906 (cento, alt.)
Meter: SM
Publication Date: 1969
Topic: The Church: Baptism
Tune Information
Name: SONG 20
Composer: Orlando Gibbons, 1583-1625
Meter: SM
Key: b minor



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