[Verse 1]
Black seas roar
Iron cuts the foam
Salt wind stings
But our hearts are home
On the decks
Brothers stand in line
Helms toward
Toward the blazing sign
[Pre-Chorus]
Raise that standard
Let the colors burn
Every crest and wave
Bows in turn
[Chorus]
Fly His banner high
Over every rolling tide (hey!)
Let the Lamb who bled
Be the roar in our battle cry
Fly His banner high
Let the nations hear His name
On the prow we sing
Till the seas all blaze with praise (oh-oh)
Fly His banner high
[Verse 2]
Bronze horns call
Like a storm of flame
Axes, shields
But we bear His name
Scars and fears
In the captain’s eyes
Still we shout
With the ancient cry
[Pre-Chorus]
Girded, ready
Armored by His grace
Every soul aboard
Stands in place
[Chorus]
Fly His banner high
Over every rolling tide (hey!)
Let the Lamb who bled
Be the roar in our battle cry
Fly His banner high
Let the nations hear His name
On the prow we sing
Till the seas all blaze with praise
Fly His banner high
[Bridge]
[Drums and low choir build]
“For we wrestle not
Against flesh and blood
But against principalities
Against powers
Against the rulers
Of the darkness of this world
Against spiritual wickedness
In high places
Wherefore take unto you
The whole armour of God
That ye may be able
To withstand in the evil day
And having done all, to stand”
[Chanted Outcry]
Stand! stand!
Armor on, hearts alive
Stand! stand!
By His cross we rise
[Final Chorus]
Fly His banner high
Over thunder, steel, and sky (hey!)
Every trembling heart
Finds its courage in His cry
Fly His banner high
Let the kingdoms shake and fade
Still our warships sing
To the King who conquers graves (oh-oh)
Fly His banner high
Fly His banner high