We'll Work Till Jesus Calls

We are marching on with shield and banner bright

Author: Fanny J. Crosby (1867)
Tune: [We are marching on with shield and banner bright]
Published in 53 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 We are marching on with shield and banner bright,
We will work for God and battle for the right,
We will praise His Name, rejoicing in His might,
And we’ll work till Jesus calls.

Refrain:
Then awake, then awake, happy song, happy song,
Shout for joy, shout for joy, as we gladly march along.
We are marching onward, singing as we go,
To the promised land where living waters flow;
Come and join our ranks as pilgrims here below,
And we’ll work till Jesus calls.

2 For His army, robed in white we will prepare,
As we rally round our blessed standard there,
And the Savior’s cross we gladly learn to bear,
While we work till Jesus calls. [Refrain]

3 We are marching on; our Captain, ever near,
Will protect us still, His guiding voice we hear:
Let the foe advance, we’ll never, never fear,
For we’ll work till Jesus calls. [Refrain]

4 We are happy as we sing the victor’s song,
Hear our shouts of joy—the battle won’t be long;
In the Lord of Hosts let every heart be strong,
While we work till Jesus calls. [Refrain]

Songs and Music [Salvation Army], 1922 (Timeless Truths)

Author: Fanny J. Crosby

Pseudonymns: A.V., Mrs. A. E. Andrews, Mrs. E. A. Andrews, Mrs. E. L. Andrews, James L. Black, Henrietta E. Blair, Charles Bruce, Robert Bruce, Leah Carlton, Eleanor Craddock, Lyman G. Cuyler, D.H.W., Ella Dare, Ellen Dare, Mrs. Ellen Douglass, Lizzie Edwards. Miss Grace Elliot, Grace J. Frances, Victoria Frances, Jennie Garnett, Frank Gould, H. D. K., Frances Hope, Annie L. James, Martha J. Lankton [Langton], Grace Lindsey, Maud Marion, Sallie Martin, Wilson Meade, Alice Monteith, Martha C. Oliver, Mrs. N. D. Plume, Kate Smiley, Sallie Smith, J. L. Sterling, John Sterling, Julia Sterling, Anna C. Storey, Victoria Stuart, Ida Scott Taylor, Mary R. Tilden, Mrs. J. B. Thresher, Hope Tryaway, Grace Tureman, Carrie M. Wilson, W.H.D. Frances… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: We are marching on with shield and banner bright
Title: We'll Work Till Jesus Calls
Author: Fanny J. Crosby (1867)
Meter: 11.11.11.7 with refrain
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Then awake, then awake, happy song, happy song
Copyright: Public Domain

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #6387
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Instances

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American Sunday School Hymn Book. New ed. #d19

Bells of Victory #d133

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Chapel Treasures (Christ Chapel Sabbath-School, Lebanon, PA) #197

Choice Gospel Songs #d215

Christian Joy #111

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Crystal Gems for the Sabbath School #64

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Gems of Song #134

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Gloria #211

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Hymns and Songs for Children's Worship, Together with Selections for Anniversary and Festive Occasions #86

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Hymns and Songs #188

Hymns and Tunes for Home Worship #d233

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Hymns for the use of the Sabbath School of the Second Reformed Church, Albany N. Y. #160

Hymns for the Use of the Sunday School of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Jersey City #d172

Hymns for use in Sunday Schools #d45

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Hymns of the Christian Life #338

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Joy and Praise #95

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Laudes Domini #433

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Light and Life Songs No. 2 #197

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Message of Victory #45

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Ocean Grove Christian Songs #23

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Ocean Grove Christian Songs #23

Our Treasury of Song, for Use in the Emmanuel Baptist Church #d294

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Palmer's Sabbath School Songs #74c

Pocket Hymn Book for Social Worshp Everywhere #d85

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Precious Hymns #277

Precious Jewels of Sacred Song #d262

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Revival Melodies #7

Ripples of Song #d70

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Salvation Army Music #153

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Salvation Army Songs #586

Salvation Soldiers' Song Book #d29

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Songs and Music #243

Songs of the Pentecostal Flame #d107

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Songs of Victory #453

Sunday School Hymns of the Second Baptist Church ... Germantown #d113

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The Book of Common Praise #721

The Clariona #d232

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The Cyber Hymnal #6387

The Dominion Hymnal #284

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The Jewel #46

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The New Sabbath School Hosanna #171

The Sabbath School Timbrel ... On the Same Notation as "The Timbrel of Zion" #d92

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The Salvation Army Music #235

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The Salvation Soldiers' Song Book #280

The Silver Spray #d126

The Silver Spray #d166

The Song Book of the Salvation Army #809

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The Song Book of the Salvation Army #818

The Temple Harp #d370

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The Westminster Hymnal for congregational and social use and for the Sunday School #171

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Timeless Truths #718

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Winnowed Songs for Sunday Schools #104

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