Who Will Be a Soldier?

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Who will be a soldier?

Author: Martha Mills Newton
Tune: [Who Will Be a Soldier]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Who will be a soldier?
Who will now enlist?
Who will fight God’s battles,
And his foes resist?
Who will be a soldier?
Fighting ‘gainst the wrong?
Tho’ you’re young and timid,
He can make you strong.

Refrain:
I will be a soldier, soldier of the King;
I will be a soldier, loyal service bring;
I will be a soldier, high his banner fling;
Sure that with my Captain I shall vict’ry win.

2 Who will be a soldier,
Willing to obey
His commands, and follow
Where he leads the way?
Who will be a soldier,
Soldier of the Lord,
Seeking for his orders
In God’s Holy Word? [Refrain]

3 Who will be a soldier,
Valiant, firm, and true,
Loyal in his service,
Brave to dare and do?
Who will be a soldier,
Batt’ling for the right?
By his grace you’ll conquer,
If you bravely fight. [Refrain]

Source: United Praise: for use in Sunday Schools, Young People's Societies and other Church Services #76

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Author: Martha Mills Newton

Born: March 2, 1861, Oxford, North Carolina. Died: April 11, 1947, South Fork, North Carolina. Buried: Rich Fork Baptist Church, Thomasville, North Carolina. Daughter of John Haymes Mills and Elizabeth Ann Arlington Williams Mills, Martha married Jefferson Davis Newton in 1889. She was a poet and an accomplished pianoforte player, and wrote over 50 hymns. She once heard one of her hymns sung by a 3,000 voice choir (likely on the radio) before she even knew it had been published. She never received more than $5 for a hymn, and payment was more often only $2. She taught music in the Rich Fork Community (Pilot area) of North Carolina, and lived for 30 years in Thomasville on land where the New Community General Hospital was eventually bui… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Who will be a soldier?
Title:	Who Will Be a Soldier?
Author:	Martha Mills Newton
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	I will be a soldier, soldier of the King
Copyright:	Public Domain