# “I must Fight if I would Reign” – Lord’s Day Hymn

- Link: https://tollelege.net/2007/10/14/i-must-fight-if-i-would-reign-lords-day-hymn/
- Published: 2007-10-14T01:40:40-05:00
- Author: tollelege

“Am I a Soldier of the Cross”
 By Isaac Watts, 1721

Am I a soldier of the cross,
 A follower of the Lamb, And shall I fear to own His
cause, Or blush to speak His Name?

Must I be carried to the skies
 On flowery beds of ease, While others fought to 
win the prize, And sailed through bloody seas?

Are there no foes for me to face?
 Must I not stem the flood? Is this vile world
a friend to grace, To help me on to God?

Sure I must fight if I would reign;
 Increase my courage, Lord. I’ll bear the toil,
endure the pain, Supported by Thy Word.

Thy saints in all this glorious war
 Shall conquer, though they die; They see the
triumph from afar, By faith’s discerning eye.

When that illustrious day shall rise,
 And all Thy armies shine In robes of victory
through the skies, The glory shall be Thine.

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