God is Conqueror

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Soldiers in the battle fighting for the right

Author: Haldor Lillenas
Tune: [Soldiers in the battle fighting for the right]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Soldiers in the battle fighting for the right,
God is conqueror, God is conqueror;
Never be discouraged, till you win the fight,
Our God is conqueror.

Chorus:
God is conqueror, God is conqueror,
In his ranks is constant victory;
King all glorious,
Strong, victorious,
God is conqueror eternally!

2 Tho’ the pow’rs of evil for a time may win,
God is conqueror, God is conqueror;
There will come a time when he will banish sin,
Our God is conqueror. [Chorus]

3 Forward, then, to battle with a faith more strong,
God is conqueror¸ God is conqueror;
For his cause shall triumph, tho’ it may be long—
Our God is conqueror. [Chorus]

Source: Great Tabernacle Hymns #8

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Author: Haldor Lillenas

Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Soldiers in the battle fighting for the right
Title:	God is Conqueror
Author:	Haldor Lillenas
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	God is conqueror, God is conqueror
Publication Date:	1916
Copyright:	Public Domain