I had a song start singing itself in my mind this morning. It may have been inspired by reading the sports page. It could have been there before that. You will have to be older to even recognize these words:
From o-ver hill and plain
There comes the signal strain,
'Tis loyalty, loyalty, loyalty to Christ.
It's music rolls along,
The hills take up the song
Of loyalty, loyalty, loyalty to Christ
Come join our loy-al throng
We'll rout the giant wrong
Where Satan's banners float
We'll sound the bugle note
The strength of youth we lay
At Jesus' feet to-day
His gos-pel we'll pro-claim
Thro'out the world's domain
CHORUS
On to victory! On to victory!
Cries our great Commander, "On!"
We'll move at His command.
We'll soon possess the land
Through loyalty, loyalty
Yes loyalty to Christ.
E Taylor Cassel Flora H Cassell
Obviously, a youth-oriented "rally song" from an earlier day and time. I know songs like this are not in "vogue" these days. Neither is LOYALTY.
Athletics are a prime example. Loyalty to schools, coaches, athletes, conferences, teachers, and even students is hard to find. There is little loyalty shown in the business world. The town grocer and druggist can attest to that. The loyal bank customer learns quickly that business is not conducted as it was when he knew the president by name. There may not even be one!
Loyalty is simply defined this way: "faithful to a cause or ideal". In that light it narrows loyalty down quite a bit. We seek it in marriages and friendships. We cherish it in the medical world. We love and appreciate it in our kids and parents. We MUST have it in our devotion to the Lord.
What song did you wake up singing in your mind?
