Ive Enlisted in the Service

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 2 Tim. 2:3

1. I
am fight - ing in the ar - my of the
2. Of - ten do
I meet with Sa - tan by the
3. Now the world has ceased to be a friend to
4. I
shall nev - er tire or give the bat - tle

Lord,
way,
me,
oer,

And though dan - gers

And His fier - y
And the ones I
For the crown-ing

Refrain

thick - ly round my path -way

darts so thick - ly round me
most have loved now pass me
day is com - ing by and

Ive
Ive
Ive
Ive

en -list -ed
en -list -ed
en -list -ed
en -list -ed

in
in
in
in

the
the
the
the

ser -vice
ser -vice
ser -vice
ser -vice

till
till
till
till

I
I
I
I

die.
die.
die.
die.

I will press the bat - tle on till the vic - to - ry is won, And I reach my crown and man - sion by and by;

lie,
fly;
by;
by;

I
shall nev - er faint or fear, for my Je - sus
is so near,
When the shield of faith he sees, then he
al - ways quick - ly flees,
But
to Him Ill faith - ful be who has shed His blood for me,
Then through all e - ter - ni - ty
I shall shout the vic - to - ry,

By the grace of God, I know, I shall con - quer eve - ry foe; Ive en - list - ed in the ser - vice till

I die.

WORDS: William J. Henry, 1903. MUSIC: W. J. H., 1903; har. by Andrew L. Byers. Public Domain.