HYMN #0675 SSS #675 • SS&S Sacred Songs & Solos (1,200)

SS&S Hymn #675: There's a royal banner

Complete lyrics, stanzas, and pipe organ accompaniment • Sacred Songs & Solos

1

There’s a royal banner given for display
To the soldiers of the King;
As an ensign fair we lift it up to-day,
While as ransomed ones we sing.
Marching on! . . Aiarching on! . .
For Christ count everything but loss; . . .
And to crown Him King, . toil and sing, .
’Neath the banner of the cross!

2

Though the foe may rage and gather as the flood,
Let the standard be displayed!
And beneath its folds, as soldiers of the Lord,
For the truth be not dismayed!

3

Over land and sea, wherever man may dwell,
Make the glorious tidings known:
Of the crimson banner now the story tell,
While the Lord shall claim His own!

4

When the glory dawns—’tis drawing very near;
It is hastening day by day—
Then before our King the foe shall disappear,
And the Cross the world shall sway!

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Hymnological Reference • Historical Notes

Background, Themes & Devotional Notes for "There's a royal banner"

Collection: Sacred Songs & Solos

📜 Historical Background & Origin

This hymn is cataloged as Hymn #675 in Sacred Songs & Solos (1,200 Hymns), compiled by the American gospel singer and hymnologist Ira David Sankey (1840–1908).

Sankey popularized these sacred songs during the transatlantic evangelistic campaigns led alongside Dwight L. Moody between 1873 and 1903. The compilation became one of the most widely printed hymnals in Christendom, cherished by Methodist, Baptist, Anglican, Presbyterian, and Pentecostal congregations throughout the world.

🕊️ Devotional Themes & Reflection

Composed of 4 stanzas, the text centers on foundational biblical themes: adoration and praise to God, humble reliance upon divine grace, steadfast faith amid trials, and the everlasting hope of salvation in Jesus Christ.

Whether sung during Sunday corporate worship or read during family devotions and personal prayer, these stanzas guide the believer to reflect on God's unending mercies and steadfast faithfulness across every season of life.

🎼 Musical Structure & Liturgy

Poetic Meter: Standard Metrical Hymnody
Stanza Structure: 4 Verses with cathedral pipe organ accompaniment
Liturgical Placement: Suitable as an Opening Hymn of Praise, Call to Worship, Offertory, or Closing Doxology
Pipe Organ Audio: Multi-verse accompaniment synthesized to support organists, choir rehearsals, and home worship

⚖️ Public Domain Archival: This historic hymn text and tune are in the worldwide public domain and may be freely printed in church bulletins or projected for public worship.

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