64. The Banner of the Holy Family

To arms! to arms! for God our King!
Hark how the sounds of battle ring I
Unfold the Banner! Raise it high,
Dear omen of our victory!
We come, and Sion's songs we sing;
We come, our hands and hearts we bring
Unto the Holy Family!
O Banner bright! how brave the light
Thy three fair blazoned Hearts are showing,
Where Jesus lovingly imparts
To Mary's and to Joseph's hearts
The light with which His Own is glo\Ning!
Raise, raise the Banner! wave on high
Its broldcred folds against the slcy.
Sons of the Holy Family!

Hark! the sound of the fight hath gone forth,
And we must not tarry at home;
For our Lord from the south and the north
Hath commanded His soldiers to come.
To arms! to arms! for God our King!
Hark how the sounds of battle ring!
Unfold the Banner! Raise it high,
Dear omen of our victory I
We come, and Sion's songs we sing;
We come, our hands and hearts we bring
Unto the Holy Family!
O Banner bright! how brave the light
Thy three fair blazoned Hearts are showing,
Where Jesus lovingly imparts
To Mary's and to Joseph's hearts
The light with which His Own is glowing!
Raise, raise the Banner! wave on high
Its broidered folds against the sky,
Sons of the Holy Family!

We must on, with our Banner unfurled:
We must on, it is Jesus who leads:
We must hasten to conquer the world
With the sign of the Lamb who bleeds!
To arms! to arms! for God, our King!
Hark how the sounds of battle ring!
Unfold the Banner! Raise it high.
Dear omen of our victory!
We come, and Sion's songs we sing;
AVe come, our hands and hearts we bring
Unto the Holy Family!
O Banner bright! how brave the light
Thy three fair blazoned Hearts are showing,
Where Jesus lovingly imparts
To Mary's and to Joseph's hearts
The light with which His Own is glowing!
Kaise, raise the Banner! wave on high
Its broidered folds against the sky,
Sons of the Holy Family!

We must stand to our colors like men;
Our Lord is a leader to love;
For the wounded He heals: and the slain
He crowns in His city above.
To arms! to arms! for God our King!
Hark how the sounds of battle ring!
Unfold the Banner! Raise it high,
Dear omen of our victory!
We come, and Sion's songs we sing;
We come, our hands and hearts we bring
Unto the Holy Family!
O Banner bright! how brave the light
Thy three fair blazoned Hearts are showing,
Where Jesus lovingly imj)arts
To Clary's and to Joseph's hearts
The light with which His Own is glowing!
Raise, raise the Banner! wave on hiiih
Its broidered folds against the sky,
Sons of the Holy Family!
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We must march to the battle with speed:
Upon earth our one duty is strife:
Oh blest are the soldiers who bleed
For the Saviour who died to give life!
To arms! to arms! for God our King!
Hark how the sounds of battle ring!
Unfold the Banner! Raise it high,
Dear omen of our victory!
We come, and Sion's songs we sing;
We come, our hands and hearts we bring
Unto the Holy Family!
O Banner bright! how brave the light
Thy three fair blazoned Hearts are showing,
W^here Jesus lovingly imparts
To Mary's and to Josejih's hearts
The light with which His Own is glowing!
Raise, raise the Banner! wave on high
Its broidered folds against the sky,
Sons of the Holy Family!

There are Three up in heaven above;
There are Three upon earth below;
And Theirs is the standard we love.
And Theirs the sole watchword we know.
To arms! to arms! for God our King!
Hark how the sounds of battle ring!
Unfold the Banner! Raise it high.
Dear omen of our victory!
We come, and Sion's songs we sing;
We come, our hands and hearts we bring
Unto the Holy Family!
O Banner bright! how brave the light
Thy three fair blazoned Hearts are showings
Where Jesus lovingly imparts
To Mary^s and to Joseph^s hearts
The light with which His Own is glowing!
Raise, raise the Banner! wave on high
Its broidered folds against the sky,
Sons of the Holy Family!

Let us sing the new song of the Lamb;
Let us sing round our Banner so brave;
Let us sing of that beautiful Blood,
That was shed to redeem and to save!
To arms! to arms! for God our King!
Hark how the sounds of battle ring!
Unfold the Banner! Kaise it high.
Dear omen of our victory!
We come, and Sion's songs we sing;
We come, our hands and hearts we bring
Unto the Holy Family!
O Banner bright! how brave the light
Thy three fair blazoned Hearts are showing,
Where Jesus lovingly imparts
To Mary's and to Joseph's hearts
The light with which His Own is glowing!
Raise, raise the Banner! wave on high
Its broidered folds against the sky.
Sons of the Holy Family!