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SDA Hymnal 614

Sound the Battle Cry

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1Sound the battle cry!
See! the foe is nigh;
Raise the standard high
For the Lord;
Gird your armor on,
Stand firm, every one,
Rest your cause upon
His holy word.

RefrainRouse, then, soldiers!
Rally round the banner!
Ready, steady,
Pass the word along;
Onward, forward,
Shout aloud hosanna!
Christ is Captain of the mighty throng.

2Strong to meet the foe,
Marching on we go,
While our cause we know
Must prevail;
Shield and banner bright,
Gleaming in the light,
Battling for the right,
We ne'er can fail.

3O Thou God of all,
Hear us when we call,
Help us, one and all,
By Thy grace;
When the battle's done,
And the victory won,
May we wear the crown
Before Thy face.

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Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:3; Ephesians 6:11-17; 1 Corinthians 15:57

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The verse

Meter: 5.5.5.3.5.6.5.4
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 58% of beats fit
Rhyme: AAABCDCE

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Verse 1

Sound the battle cry!/˘/˘/5A

See! the foe is nigh;/˘/˘/5A

Raise the standard high/˘/˘/5A

For the Lord;˘˘/3B

Gird your armor on,/˘/˘˘5C

Stand firm, every one,///˘˘/6D

Rest your cause upon/˘/˘/5C

His holy word.˘/˘/4E

Verse 2

Strong to meet the foe,/˘/˘/5A

Marching on we go,/˘˘˘/5A

While our cause we know//˘/˘/6A

Must prevail;/˘/3B

Shield and banner bright,/˘/˘/5C

Gleaming in the light,/˘˘˘/5C

Battling for the right,/˘˘˘˘/6C

We ne'er can fail.˘/˘/4B

Verse 3

O Thou God of all,˘//˘/5A

Hear us when we call,/˘/˘/5A

Help us, one and all,/˘/˘/5A

By Thy grace;˘//3B

When the battle's done,/˘/˘/5C

And the victory won,˘˘/˘˘/6C

May we wear the crown˘˘/˘/5D

Before Thy face.˘///4B

Refrain

Rouse, then, soldiers!///˘4A

Rally round the banner!/˘/˘/˘6B

Ready, steady,/˘/˘4C

Pass the word along;/˘/˘/5D

Onward, forward,/˘/˘4E

Shout aloud hosanna!/˘/˘/˘6F

Christ is Captain of the mighty throng./˘/˘˘˘/˘/9D

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.