Christians At War
Christians at Wa
Written by John F, Kendric
(IWW Songs, 9th. Edition, 1916
Onward, Christian soldiers! Duty's way is plain
Slay your Christian neighbors, or by them be slain
Pulpiteers are spouting effervescent swill
God above is calling you to rob and rape and kill
All your acts are sanctified by the Lamb on high
If you love the Holy Ghost, go murder, pray and die
Onward, Christian soldiers! Rip and tear and smite
Let the gentle Jesus bless your dynamite
Splinter skulls with shrapnel, fertilize the sod
Folks who do not speak your tongue deserve the curse of God
Smash the doors of every home, pretty maidens seize
Use your might and sacred right to treat them as you please
Onward, Christian soldiers! Eat and drink your fill
Rob with bloody fingers, Christ okays the bill
Steal the farmers' savings, take their grain and meat
Even though the children starve, the Saviour's bums must eat
Burn the peasants' cottages, orphans leave bereft
In Jehovah's holy name, wreak ruin right and left
Onward, Christian soldiers! Drench the land with gore
Mercy is a weakness all the gods abhor
Bayonet the babies, jab the mothers, too
Hoist the cross of Calvary to hallow all you do
File your bullets' noses flat, poison every well
God decrees your enemies must all go plumb to hell
Onward, Christian soldiers! Blight all that you meet
Trample human freedom under pious feet
Praise the Lord whose dollar sign dupes his favored race
Make the foreign trash respect your bullion brand of grace
Trust in mock salvation, serve as tyrant's tools
History will say of you: "That pack of G.. D.. fools
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