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CHRISTIAN SOLDIER

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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 11, 1862

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 19, No. 11.

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CHRISTIAN SOLDIER.

THE war in which the soldier fights, Is not the war for me; By it are crushed all fond delights, And sadness there I see; But there's a war of holy strife, By which is gained a blissful life, Through all eternity— O that's the war for me.
The sword the crested warrior wields, Is not the sword for me— While marching over tented fields To death or victory; But there's a sword that pierces deep, That often makes the sinner weep, And to the Saviour flee— O that's the sword for me!
The fame that's gained by men of blood, Is not the fame for me— By drenching earth in gory flood Of friend and enemy; But O the fame—the glory bright, The Christian soldier has in sight, As onward marches he! O that's the fame for me.
The wreath that binds the victor's brow, Is not the wreath for me; For, to receive it, who would bow, Save that through pride it be? But there's a wreath—a shining crown, For him who gains—O great renown!— O'er sin the victory— O that's the wreath for me.