Keep On The Firing Line

Attributed to Howard Haney before 1927

Voice                 
if you're in the bat tle for the Lord and right

F
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     
keep on the fi ring

C D
3
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
              
    
     
line If you win my bro ther you must sure ly fight Keep on the fi ring

G7
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  line
   3

C F
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                   
there are man y dan gers that we all must face if we die still fight ing it is

C
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  no

dis

grace
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         
       
    
cow ards in the ser vice will not find a place so kep on the fi ring

C
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     3
line Oh you must

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       
             

fight be brave a gainst all e vil nev er run nor ev en lag be hind

C
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  
If you
  
would win for

F C G7 C C
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                     
God and the right just keep on the fi ring line God will on ly use the sold ier

F C
3
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
                   
He can trust keep on the fi ring line If you'll wear a crown then bear the

D G7 C
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   
cross you must
                
keep on the fi ring line 3 life is but a labor for the

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
  
Mas ter dear

3
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         
          
help to ban ish ev il and to spread good cheer great you'll be re war ded for your

F
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     
serv ice here so

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
              
      
3
keep on the fi ring line Oh you must fight be brave a gainst all e vil

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  
nev er
 
run nor

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         
       
        
ev en lag be hind If you would win for God and the right just keep on the fi ring

C
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 
line

C F C
3
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                     
when we get to hea ven bro ther we'll be glad keep on the fi ring line

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                     
how we'll praise the Sav ior for the call he had keep on the fi ring line 3

C F

        
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when we see the souls that we have

          
helped to win lead ing them to Je sus from the

C
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  
paths

of sin

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         
          
with a shout of wel come we will all march in so keep on the fi ring

C
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     3
line. Oh you must

D G
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           
         
fight be brave a gainst all e vil nev er run nor ev en lag be hind

  
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If
 
you

would win for

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       
         
God and the right just keep on the fi ring line