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Hear the call, ye children of the kingdom

Author: Roger M. Hickman
Tune: [Hear the call, ye children of the kingdom]
Published in 1 hymnal

Audio files: MIDI

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1 Hear the call, ye children of the kingdom,
“Soldiers wanted for the battle-field;”
Darkness breaks, the day is swiftly dawning,
When the foe of righteousness must yield.

Refrain:
On to victory!
On to victory!
‘Neath the banner of the cross we fight to win;
Christ our Captain leads the way before us,
We shall victors be and conq’rors over sin.

2 Stand ye fast against the hosts of evil,
And the hidden foe you cannot see;
From his darts the shield of faith protects you,
And God’s word a flaming sword shall be. [Refrain]

3 Onward go, no service is forgotten,
For God’s promise is steadfast and sure
That He will reward the true and faithful,
Those who shall unto the end endure. [Refrain]

Source: The Tabernacle Hymns #166

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Author: Roger M. Hickman

Born: November 28, 1888, southwest Missouri. Died: February 25, 1968, Lakeland, Florida. Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Lakeland, Florida. Born in the Ozark foothills, Hickman moved to Independence, Missouri, at age 16, and studied music with instructors in Kansas City. He came to Christ at age 20, and studied at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois, where he met his wife. They served in the evangelism field together until her death in 1942. Roger went on to serve as music & Christian education director at churches in Louisiana & Florida. He directed the Music Department at the Baptist Bible Institute in Lakeland, Florida (1949-53), & wrote over 100 Gospel songs. He & Arthur McKee compiled the first volume of Tabernacle Hymns in… Go to person page >

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