G D7 Em
Am I a sol-dier of the cross
D G D7 G G-D
A foll'wer of the Lamb
D7 G C G
And shall I fear to own His cause
G Am G D7 G
Or blush to speak His Name
Verse 2:
G D7 Em
Must I be car-ried to the skies
D G D7 G G-D
On flowery beds of ease
D7 G C G
While others fought to win the prize
G Am G D7 G
And sailed through blood-y seas
Verse 3:
G D7 Em
Are there no foes for me to face
D G D7 G G-D
Must I not stem the flood
D7 G C G
Is this vile world a friend to grace
G Am G D7 G
To help me on to God
Verse 4:
G D7 Em
Sure I must fight if I would reign
D G D7 G G-D
In-crease my cour-age Lord
D7 G C G
I'll bear the toil en-dure the pain
G Am G D7 G
Sup-ported by Thy Word
some hymnals do not have verses 5&6
Verse 5:
G D7 Em
Thy saints in all this glorious war
D G D7 G G-D
Shall conquer though they die
D7 G C G
They see the tri-umph from afar
G Am G D7 G
By faith's dis-cern-ing eye
Verse 6:
G D7 Em
When that illus-trious day shall rise
D G D7 G G-D
And all Thy ar-mies shine
D7 G C G
In robes of vic-t'ry through the skies
G Am G D7 G
The glory shall be Thine