| Song | Only An Armor Bearer Firmly |
| Album | Top Sacred Songs |
| Genre | Contemporary Christian Music |
| Writer(s) | Philip Paul Bliss |
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| Tags | Only An Armor Bearer Firmly |
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Only An Armor Bearer, Firmly I Stand,
Waiting To Follow At
The King’s Command;
Marching, If “Onward”
Shall The Order Be,
Standing By My Captain,
Serving Faithfully.
Hear Ye The Battle Cry!
“Forward!” The Call;
See, See The Faltering Ones,
Backward They Fall;
Surely My Captain
May Depend On Me,
Tho’ But An Armor Bearer I May Be;
Surely My Captain
May Depend On Me,
Tho’ But An Armor Bearer I May Be.
Only An Armor Bearer,
Now In The Field,
Guarding A Shining Helmet,
Sword, And Shield,
Waiting To Hear The Thrilling Battle Cry,
Ready Then To Answer,
“Master, Here Am I.”
Hear Ye The Battle Cry!
“Forward!” The Call;
See, See The Faltering Ones,
Backward They Fall;
Surely My Captain
May Depend On Me,
Tho’ But An Armor Bearer I May Be;
Surely My Captain
May Depend On Me,
Tho’ But An Armor Bearer I May Be.
Only An Armor Bearer,
Yet May I Share
Glory Immortal,
And A Bright Crown Wear;
If In The Battle To My Trust I’m True,
Mine Shall Be The Honors
In The Grand Review.
Hear Ye The Battle Cry!
“Forward!” The Call;
See, See The Faltering Ones,
Backward They Fall;
Surely My Captain
May Depend On Me,
Tho’ But An Armor Bearer I May Be;
Surely My Captain
May Depend On Me,
Tho’ But An Armor Bearer I May Be.



