1 Hark! there’s a call from the front today,
Will you enlist for the coming fray?
Bravely go forth loyal men and true,
Step into line, for the Lord needs you.
Chorus:
It’s true that the Lord needs you,
Go forth He will help you through,
Enlist for the right, press on to the fight,
For surely the Lord needs you.
2 Be not dismayed when you face the foe,
On with a cheer, for your Captain go,
Trust in the strength that is sure to win,
Keep up the fight ‘till He calls you in. [Chorus]
3 Follow with joy as He leads the way,
Soon shall the world own His mighty sway,
Be not afraid, He will help you through,
Press on ahead, for the Lord needs you. [Chorus]
Source: Light and Life Songs No. 2 #28
Lizzie De Armond was a prolific writer of children's hymns, recitations and exercises. When she was twelve years old her first poem was published in the Germantown, Pa. Telegraph, however, it was not until she was a widow with eight children to support that she started writing in earnest. She wrote articles, librettos, nature stories and other works, as well as hymns.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >
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