Ne’er counts the battle lost
But though defeated battles still,
He joins the faithful host! He joins the faithful host!
“He who is ready for the cross,
The cause despised loves most,
And shows not pain or shame or loss,
He joins the martyr host! He joins the martyr host!
God’s trumpet wakes the slumbering world.
Now each man to his post.
The red cross banner is unfurled.