#2105 - Arlington

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• Composer:
  • Thomas Augustine Arne

    • #1194 - Rule Britannia
    • #2105 - Arlington

    (1710-1778), 1762
  • from the opera Artaxerxes
• Also known as:
  • Am I a Soldier of the Cross?
  • O For a Faith that Will Not Shrink
• Incipit: 133321112354332433365551234321
• Condensed Incipit: 132123543243651234321
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• Lyrics:
  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 skies,
  The glory shall be Thine.
  
  
  • Isaac Watts

    • #5 - Duke Street
    • #15 - Antioch
    • #38 - Warwick
    • #44 - St. Martin's
    • #52 - Luton
    • #100 - We're Marching to Jesus
    • #625 - Saul
    • #632 - Leighton
    • #662 - Migdol
    • #664 - Cambridge
    • #665 - Lanesboro
    • #2102 - Ward
    • #2105 - Arlington
    • #3017 - Antioch

    (1674-1748), 1724

A brochure for the Grand Roller Organ lists #2102 through #2108 as “Masonic”.¹⁾