The Song Book of the Salvation Army ‎#382

382. Salvation! O the joyful sound

1 Salvation! O the joyful sound!
What pleasure to our ears!
A sovereign balm for every wound,
A cordial for our fears.

Refrain:
So we’ll lift up the banner on high,
The salvation banner of love;
We’ll fight beneath its colours till we die,
Then go to our home above.

2 Salvation! let the echo fly
The spacious earth around;
While all the armies of the sky
Conspire to raise the sound.

3 Salvation! O thou bleeding Lamb,
To thee the praise belongs;
Salvation shall inspire our hearts,
And dwell upon our tongues.

Text Information

• First Line: Salvation! O the joyful sound
• Author (verses 1 and 2): Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
• Author (verse 3): William Walter Shirley (1725-86)
• Author (Chorus): W. T. Giffe
• Refrain First Line: So we'll lift up the banner on high
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: The gospel: Witness

Tune Information

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