A Salvation Soldier

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God's trumpet is sounding, To arms! is the call

Author: George W Cooke; Author: Frederick Booth-Tucker (1922)
Published in 9 hymnals

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1 God's trumpet is sounding: To arms! is the call;
More warriors are wanted to help on the war;
My King’s in the battle, he’s calling for me,
A salvation soldier for Jesus I’ll be.

Refrain:
Stand like the brave! Stand like the brave!
Stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe!

2 On land and on water my colours I’ll show,
Through ten thousand battles with Jesus I’ll go,
In danger I’m certain he’ll take care of me,
His blood and fire soldier for ever I’ll be.

3 I’ll fight to the last with the Lord’s sword and shield,
And count it an honour to die in the field;
In death and the grave there is victory for me,
A salvation soldier in Glory I’ll be.

4 The war will go on till the world is possessed,
The Salvation Army Jehovah has blessèd;
More heroes of faith on the roll we shall see;
The Salvation Army’s the Army for me.

Source: The Song Book of the Salvation Army #684

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Author: George W Cooke

George William Cooke was born in Yorkshire, England in 1884 and died in Jamestown, New York in 1951. He was the author of "Joy in My Heart" which was copyrighted in 1926 (but not renewed). At that time he was living in Wilmington, Delaware. He was a minister and associated with a group called Gospel Crusaders which was associated with the Methodist Church. He ran the Delmarva Camp, a Methodist camp that held gospel meetings and revivals. He was later minister of Methodist churches in Buffalo and Rochester New York. Dianne Shapiro from research done by Richard L. Green Go to person page >

Author: Frederick Booth-Tucker

(no biographical information available about Frederick Booth-Tucker.) Go to person page >

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First Line:	God's trumpet is sounding, To arms! is the call
Title:	A Salvation Soldier
Author:	Frederick Booth-Tucker (1922)
Author:	George W Cooke
Meter:	11.11.11.11.11
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Stand like the brave
Copyright:	Public Domain