Am I a Soldier of the Cross?

Verse 1
Am I a sol­dier of the cross, (II Tim. 2:3)
A fol­low­er of the Lamb, (Rev. 14:4)
And shall I fear to own His cause, (Rom. 1:16)
Or blush to speak His name? (Mark 8:38, Luke 9:36)

Verse 2
Must I be car­ried to the skies
On flow­ery beds of ease, (Amos 6:1)
While oth­ers fought to win the prize, (I Cor. 9:24, II Tim. 4:7-8, Phil. 3:14)
And sailed through bloody seas?

Verse 3
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?

Verse 4
Sure I must fight if I would reign; (II Tim. 2:12)
Increase my cour­age, Lord.
I’ll bear the toil, en­dure the pain,
Supported by Thy Word.

Verse 5
Thy saints in all this glo­ri­ous war
Shall con­quer, though they die; (Rev. 12:11, Rom. 8:35-37)
They see the tri­umph from afar,
By faith’s dis­cern­ing eye. (Heb. 11:13)

Verse 6
When that il­lus­tri­ous day shall rise,
And all Thy ar­mies shine
In robes of vic­to­ry through the skies, (Rev. 19:14)
The glo­ry shall be Thine. (Ps. 115:1)