We Are Volunteers in the Army of the Lord (Mormon Version)

DESCRIPTION: "We are volunteers in the army of the Lord, Forming into line at thy leader's word... 'Tis a bright immortal crown that we seek to gain." "Come join the army, the army of our Lord, Brigham is our leader, We'll rally at his word...."
AUTHOR: Original Words and Music: George F. Root (source: Hymnary.org)
EARLIEST DATE: 1956 (Fife/Fife-SaintsOfSageAndSaddle)
KEYWORDS: religious army soldier derivative | Mormon
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Fife/Fife-SaintsOfSageAndSaddle, p. 105, "(We are volunteers in the army of the Lord") (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [106 words]: The Fife/Fife-SaintsOfSageAndSaddle consists of only one verse of this and the chorus. The verse consists of the first half of Root's verse 1 and the second half of Root's verse 2; the chorus is basically Root's chorus. Ordinarily I would file the result with Root's song. However, there is one dramatic change in the chorus. Root's text gives the second line of the chorus as
Jesus is our Captain, we rally at His word
In the Fife/Fife-SaintsOfSageAndSaddle version, that line becomes
Brigham is our leader, we'll rally at his word.
That is so significant a change in meaning that I think this must be considered a different song. - RBW
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File: FSSS105

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