The Banner of the Cross

Daniel Webster Whittle, 1884 James McGranahan

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1. There’s a roy - al ban - ner giv - en for dis - play To the sol - diers of the
2. Though the foe may rage and ga - ther as the flood, Let the stand - ard be dis-
3. O - ver land and sea, wher - ev - er man may dwell, Make the glor - ious tid - ings
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4. When the glor - y dawns— ’tis draw - ing ve - ry near, It is hast - ening day by

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King; As an en - sign fair we lift it up to - day, While as ran - somed ones we
- played; And be - neath its folds, as sol - diers of the Lord, For the truth be not dis-

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known; Of the crim - son ban - ner now the sto - ry tell, While the Lord shall claim His
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day— Then be - fore our King the foe shall dis - ap - pear, And the cross the world shall

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sing.
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own! March - ing on, march - ing on, For Christ count ev - ery - thing
sway!
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but loss! And to crown Him King, we’ll toil and sing, ’Neath the ban-ner of the cross!

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