[HANASHIR:10509] Maccabean Battle Song ( To tune of "The Song of the Temperance Union")

[PKellyJr <PKellyJr...>]

"The Maccabean Battle Song" was written in 1929 by Solomon Solis-Cohen

I  do not have the original tune but it scans very well to the tune of "The 
Song of the Temperance Union"

(This is a heavy duty song that has been neglected in favor of "lite" stuff.)

To battle! To battle! Though few be our band,
While the hosts of the tyrant are countless as sand,
Fear Not! For they trust
In the right arm of dust,
In shields that may shiver, in swords that may rust!
But our arm of defense
Is the arm of the Lord.
His Law is our shield, and His wrath is our sword:
the heroes that lead us our priests of His shrine,
And his glorious Name is our banner divine!

To Battle! To battel! Ye proud heathen horde,
Among all the elim who is like the Lord?
A stone from the sod
Ye dig out: "'Tis a god!
Quake earth, tremble heaven, before his dread nod!"
Aye, quake earth & skies;
All ye peoples be still;
Hark! the loud-rolling thunder! It voices His will
Who fashions the storm cloud - who speaks not in vain.
And the Hammer of God rives Olympus in twain!

To battle! To battle! the cornets ring loud,
Speaking hope to the weak, speaking death to the proud.
Lo! Jerubbaal's sword
Unto Judah restored,
Flashes bright at our head as the flame of the Lord!
And woe to the foe
Whom its keen edge shall smite,
No safety remaineth for Javan but flight;
No help from blind metal, no help from deaf stone- 
The Lord God of hosts reigns Eternal, ALONE!