829. The Christian Flag

1. The Christian Flag! behold it,
And hail it with a song,
And let the voice of millions
The joyful strain prolong,
To every clime and nation,
We send it forth today;
God speed its glorious mission,
With earnest hearts we pray.

Refrain
The Christian Flag! behold it,
And hail it with a song,
And let the voice of millions
The joyful strain prolong.

2. The Christian Flag! unfurl it,
That all the world may see
The bloodstained cross of Jesus,
Who died to make us free.
The Christian Flag! unfurl it,
And o’er and o’er again,
Oh! may it bear the message,
Good will and peace to men. [Refrain]

3. The Christian Flag! God bless it!
Now throw it to the breeze,
And may it wave triumphant
O’er land and distant seas,
Till all the wide creation
Upon its folds shall gaze,
And all the world united,
Our loving Savior praise. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: The Christian Flag! behold it
Title: The Christian Flag
Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby, 1820-1915
Refrain First Line: The Christian Flag! behold it
Language: English
Source: The Abridged Academy Song-Book, by Charles H. Levermore (Boston, Massachusetts: Ginn & Company, 1903)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [The Christian Flag! behold it]
Composer: Raymond Huntington Woodman
Incipit: 53156 17511 23433
Key: A Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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