The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6405

6405. Soldiers, Who Are Christ's Below

1. Soldiers, who are Christ’s below,
Strong in faith resist the foe:
Boundless is the pledged reward
Unto them who serve the Lord.

2. ’Tis no palm of fading leaves
That the conqueror’s hand receives;
Joys are his, serene and pure,
Light that ever shall endure.

3. For the souls that overcome,
Waits the beauteous heavenly home,
Where the blessèd evermore
Tread, on high, the starry floor.

4. Passing soon and little worth
Are the things that tempt on earth;
Heavenward lift thy soul’s regard;
God Himself is thy reward.

5. Father, who the crown dost give,
Savior, by whose death we live,
Spirit, who our hearts dost raise,
Three in One, Thy name we praise.

Text Information

• First Line: Soldiers, who are Christ's below
• Title: Soldiers, Who Are Christ's Below
• Latin Title: Pugnate, Christi milites
• Translator (from Latin): John H. Clark (1865)
• Meter: 77.77
• Language: English
• Source: Breviary of Châlons-sur-Marne, 1736; Translated at Marston, Montgomery, England, Palm Sunday, 1865
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: CRUCIS MILITES, Myles B. Foster, in Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1889; MISSION HYMN, Ira D. Sankey, 1840-1908; MUNUS, John B. Calkin, 1872; NUREMBERG, alt. from Johann R. Ahle, 1664

Tune Information

• Name: PLEYEL'S HYMN
• Composer: Ignaz Joseph Pleyel (1791)
• Meter: 77.77
• Incipit: 35234 23352 34212
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain