Who Is On The Lord's Side

Words:
Frances Ridley Havergal
Music:
S. M. Bixby

Sheet music

  1. 1Who is on the Lord’s side?Who will serve the King?Who will be His HelpersOther lives to bring?Who will leave the world’s side?Who will face the foe?Who is on the Lord’s side?Who for Him will go?By Thy call of mercy,By Thy grace divine,We are on the Lord’s side,Savior, we are Thine.
  2. 2Not for weight of glory,Not for crown and palm,Enter we the army,Raise the warrior psalm;But for love that claimethLives for whom He died:He whom Jesus namethMust be on His side.By Thy love constraining,By Thy grace divine,We are on the Lord’s side,Savior, we are Thine.
  3. 3Jesus, Thou hast bought us,Not with gold or gem,But with Thine own lifeblood,For Thy diadem:With Thy blessing fillingEach who comes to Thee,Thou hast made us willing,Thou hast made us free.By Thy grand redemption,By Thy grace divine,We are on the Lord’s side,Savior, we are Thine.
  4. 4Fierce may be the conflict,Strong may be the foe,But the King’s own armyNone can overthrow:Round His standard ranging,Victory is secure,For His truth unchangingMakes the Triumph sure.Joyfully enlistingBy Thy grace divine,We are on the Lord’s side,Savior, we are Thine.
  5. 5Chosen to be soldiersIn an alien land,Chosen, called, and faithful,For our Captain’s band;In the service royalLet us not grow cold;Let us be right loyal,Noble, true, and bold. Master,Thou wilt keep us,By Thy grace divine,Always on the Lord’s side,Savior, always Thine.Amen.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1877, the words are in 496 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.

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