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Hymns and Tunes 1886 465

Tidings from the Battle

Words: F. E. B.Music: F. C. Belden

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1Words of cheer unto the battle-field of life, Welcome tidings from the war; Fierce and long has the struggle been with sin, Still the church moves on before; Stand like men! there's a battle to be fought! Per-se-cu-tion's pow'r will rage; Who so strong to trust in self a-lone? 'Gainst a foe so swift and sure?

RefrainWords of battle cheer! tidings from the war! How the good the conflict! Victory's near; Words of battle cheer! tidings from the war! Glorious news of victory! Words of cheer.

2Glorious news from the grand and holy strife, Soon the conflict will be o'er; War with-out, and temp-ta-tion from with-in, Vainly seek her o-ver-throw; Trust in God! he is mightier than man! For his saints in jeopardy; Who so weak that he cannot grasp the throne And the promised help se-cure?

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F. E. B.

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Verse 1

Words of cheer unto the battle-field of life, Welcome tidings from the war; Fierce and long has the struggle been with sin, Still the church moves on before; Stand like men! there's a battle to be fought! Per-se-cu-tion's pow'r will rage; Who so strong to trust in self a-lone? 'Gainst a foe so swift and sure?/˘//˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘˘//˘//˘˘/////˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/?˘/˘/˘/68A

Verse 2

Glorious news from the grand and holy strife, Soon the conflict will be o'er; War with-out, and temp-ta-tion from with-in, Vainly seek her o-ver-throw; Trust in God! he is mightier than man! For his saints in jeopardy; Who so weak that he cannot grasp the throne And the promised help se-cure?/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/69A

Refrain

Words of battle cheer! tidings from the war! How the good the conflict! Victory's near; Words of battle cheer! tidings from the war! Glorious news of victory! Words of cheer./˘/˘//˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘//˘˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/41A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.