Fling Out the Banner - Traditional

Fling out the banner! let it float
Skyward and seaward, high and wide;
The sun that lights its shining folds,
The cross on which the Savior died.

Fling out the banner! angels bend
In anxious silence o'er the sign,
And vainly seek to comprehend
The wonder of the love divine.

Fling out the banner! heathen lands
Shall see from far the glorious sight,
And nations, crowding to be born,
Baptize their spirits in its light.

Fling out the banner! let it float
Skyward and seaward, high and wide,
Our glory only in the cross
Our only hope, the Crucified!

Fling out the banner! wide and high,
Seaward and skyward, let it shine:
Nor skill, nor might, nor merit ours;
We conquer only in that sign.

Fling Out the Banner lyrics were written by Bishop George Washington Doane and use the imagery of a royal standard to represent the Gospel. The song calls for the banner to float high and wide across lands and seas proclaiming the grace and power of the King. It emphasizes that the cross is a sign of peace for the weary and a light for the lost. By singing the Fling Out the Banner lyrics the faithful declare their allegiance to Christ and their desire for His kingdom to be recognized by every nation fostering a spirit of courageous witness and public testimony to the truth.