Does UPC still sing this????

[Sherri]

When I was a youth, we always sang the "Pentecostal Conqueror" song at rallies and revivals. We even had to march to it at times. Does anyone still sing this song? I haven't heard it in years!!!

[jwharv]

I don't think I have ever heard it...............

[Evang.Benincasa]

When I was a youth, we always sang the "Pentecostal Conqueror" song at rallies and revivals. We even had to march to it at times. Does anyone still sing this song? I haven't heard it in years!!!


Sing it for us Sister. :)

[LaGirl]

never heard it???

[AmazingGrace]

Ummm,, I grew up in a big upc church in a big district and I have never once heard it either.... oh well..

[rrford]

I have heard it and even sang along with it years ago. When the Youth Division left the "Pentecostal Conquerors" moniker behind I think this song got left with it. (Thank the good Lord in heaven!) :slaphappy

[AmazingGrace]

I have heard it and even sang along with it years ago. When the Youth Division left the "Pentecostal Conquerors" moniker behind I think this song got left with it. (Thank the good Lord in heaven!) :slaphappy

So those of us who havent heard it arent missing anything then huh? WHEW LOL

[Sherri]

We are the Pentecostal Conquerors,

Each day we're gaining; new heights attaining,

We are the Pentecostal Conquerors
We'll triumph over every foe.
It's not by might, nor yet by power,
But by His Spirit as we go.


Can anyone fill in these other two lines? I think the rest is right, or close to it. Where's Barb when you need her????? I can hear this melody running through my head, and it probably won't go away.

[rrford]

So those of us who havent heard it arent missing anything then huh? WHEW LOL


Nope. It was kind of a "rally the troops" kind of song that we hated but knew some older person was gonna insist on singing at every Youth Rally.

[Sherri]

Nope. It was kind of a "rally the troops" kind of song that we hated but knew some older person was gonna insist on singing at every Youth Rally.I remember being so excited when I turned twelve, because I was finally allowed to stand and sing along. The "youth" age used to be 12 through 35. How weird is that?

[AmazingGrace]

Nope. It was kind of a "rally the troops" kind of song that we hated but knew some older person was gonna insist on singing at every Youth Rally.


Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Well lets see I started going to camp in ummm.... 81 and never heard it ever...........So... I am blessed, I am blessed LOL

[Sam]

We are the Pentecostal Conquerors,
The world shall hear our conquering tread.
Each day we're gaining, new heights attaining,
There is victory ahead.
We shall march for forward then as conquerors,
don't remember this part but it continues with something about
our banner unfurled and then
We shall evangelize the world.

It's been almost 50 years since I've heard or sung that.

[AmazingGrace]

We are the Pentecostal Conquerors,
The world shall hear our conquering tread.
Each day we're gaining, new heights attaining,
There is victory ahead.
We shall march for forward then as conquerors,
don't remember this part but it continues with something about
our banner unfurled and then
We shall evangelize the world.

It's been almost 50 years since I've heard or sung that.


Well SEE SEE no wonder I havent heard it.... I aint no where near 50!!!!!!!! whew:sshhh

[Sherri]

We are the Pentecostal Conquerors,
The world shall hear our conquering tread.
Each day we're gaining, new heights attaining,
There is victory ahead.
We shall march for forward then as conquerors,
don't remember this part but it continues with something about
our banner unfurled and then
We shall evangelize the world.

It's been almost 50 years since I've heard or sung that.

I think if you take your first four lines and then take my last four, we will have it, Sam! I hadn't thought of it in years either!!!

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Well lets see I started going to camp in ummm.... 81 and never heard it ever...........So... I am blessed, I am blessed LOL

It was never sang in our church for at least the last 8 yrs or so.

I know the song though.

[revrandy]

Generally sang at youth camps when i was a kid in Oklahoma..

[AmazingGrace]

Generally sang at youth camps when i was a kid in Oklahoma..

I went to youth camp once in Oklahoma too but still never heard it... I musta missed that night LOL :choir

[Sherri]

I went to youth camp once in Oklahoma too but still never heard it... I musta missed that night LOL :choir
You're probably too young; we're showing our age on here!!

[jwharv]

Must be some old fogey song.................... LOL

[Sweet Pea]

When I was a youth, we always sang the "Pentecostal Conqueror" song at rallies and revivals. We even had to march to it at times. Does anyone still sing this song? I haven't heard it in years!!!


I don't believe that anyone sings it any more.... but I do remember singing it at Youth Rallies and Friday night youth service. :choir

We are the Pentecostal Conquerors
The world shall hear our conqueroring cry.....

If my memory serves me correctly, it was the UPC Youth Division theme song... In those days, the "Youth Division" was 12 - 35 and was called the Conquerors. We didn't have "singles"; "college & career"; "young marrieds". If you were in the 12-35 age bracket - you were in the youth group. :killinme



Wow........ it's been a long time since I thought of it.

[LaGirl]

guess it was before my time :-)

[Sam]

I remember being so excited when I turned twelve, because I was finally allowed to stand and sing along. The "youth" age used to be 12 through 35. How weird is that?

I thought it was 13 through 35?

[LaGirl]

ours is 12 - 35

[Sam]

I think if you take your first four lines and then take my last four, we will have it, Sam! I hadn't thought of it in years either!!!

Now I remember the lines you supplied but there was also something about a banner unfurled and an ending line like "We shall evangelize the world."

Maybe there were more than one verse and maybe there was a chorus also.

The folks that talk about the good old days and the good old songs probably aren't thinking of this one.

[Sam]

I don't know if you'll find that song here or not
http://cambonli01.uuhost.uk.uu.net/mountzion/chorus/chorus3.htm

[chaotic_resolve]

We are the Pentecostal Conquerors,
The world shall hear our conquering tread.
Each day we're gaining, new heights attaining,
There is victory ahead.
We shall march for forward then as conquerors,
don't remember this part but it continues with something about
our banner unfurled and then
We shall evangelize the world.

It's been almost 50 years since I've heard or sung that.
Bleh. Used to have to sing that song at every church-school graduation, and special events. Had to walk in from the back of the church, down the middle isle with the US Flag and the flag with the Cross on it, during the song. Then we'd do the pledge to the flag, followed by the pledge to the Bible.

[MrsBOOMM]

The song was copyrighted in 1949 by The Pentecostal Publishing House. I have the Sing Unto The Lord Song book which has it in it. Hang on and I will type it out as it is in there.

[MrsBOOMM]

The Conquerors March

1.
We shall march forward and as conquerors
We dedicate our lives to Him
And by His spirit that dwells within us
Over every foe we’ll win
We shall march forward and as conquerors
Our banners we shall keep unfurled
And by His power His Holy Spirit
We shall evangelize the world
2.
The gospel message we shall ever tell
And day by day we will live it too
Lord keep us ever so meek and humble
That thy will we’ll gladly do
This gospel message we shall gladly tell
Because we know it won’t be long until His coming
In clouds of glory and we shall sing the conquerors song
3.
Thru battles fierce we’ll march triumphantly
His loyal soldiers brave and true
His hand is guiding in Him abiding
We shall press the battle thru
Like Paul of old we then can humbly say
When life on earth comes to an end
I’ve fought the fight I’ve kept the faith
A crown of righteousness to win
CHO
We are the Pentecostal Conquerors
The world shall hear our Conq’ring tread
Each day we’re gaining new heights attaining
There is victory ahead
We are the Pentecostal Conquerors
We’ll triumph over every foe
It’s not by might nor yet by power
But by His Spirit as we go

[Felicity]

We never sang it much. For some reason it really wasn't ever very popular in our area and I never did learn all the words - not even to the chorus.

[deacon blues]

I can hear my pastor's wife sitting on the Hammond B-3 singing this song as we hosted that month's youth rally. Or she would sing it as we received a SFC offering. Or she would break it out when there was something related to young people. I can't say it was wildly popular with my peers (late 70s-mid 80s). BUT IT WAS WILDLY POPULAR WITH HER!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sarah]

The Conquerors March

1.
We shall march forward and as conquerors
We dedicate our lives to Him
And by His spirit that dwells within us
Over every foe we’ll win
We shall march forward and as conquerors
Our banners we shall keep unfurled
And by His power His Holy Spirit
We shall evangelize the world
2.
The gospel message we shall ever tell
And day by day we will live it too
Lord keep us ever so meek and humble
That thy will we’ll gladly do
This gospel message we shall gladly tell
Because we know it won’t be long until His coming
In clouds of glory and we shall sing the conquerors song
3.
Thru battles fierce we’ll march triumphantly
His loyal soldiers brave and true
His hand is guiding in Him abiding
We shall press the battle thru
Like Paul of old we then can humbly say
When life on earth comes to an end
I’ve fought the fight I’ve kept the faith
A crown of righteousness to win
CHO
We are the Pentecostal Conquerors
The world shall hear our Conq’ring tread
Each day we’re gaining new heights attaining
There is victory ahead
We are the Pentecostal Conquerors
We’ll triumph over every foe
It’s not by might nor yet by power
But by His Spirit as we go


Wow! It's been decades since I've heard this song.........and I never knew it even had verses! We only sang the chorus.

[Barb]

When I was a youth, we always sang the "Pentecostal Conqueror" song at rallies and revivals. We even had to march to it at times. Does anyone still sing this song? I haven't heard it in years!!!

I've been back on board the Mother Ship for 3 1/2 years now and haven't heard it sung...

[Trouvere]

When I was a youth, we always sang the "Pentecostal Conqueror" song at rallies and revivals. We even had to march to it at times. Does anyone still sing this song? I haven't heard it in years!!!

uh....that must have been along time ago:slaphappy I can never remember it being sung.March to it???? :nah

[CC1]

When I was a youth, we always sang the "Pentecostal Conqueror" song at rallies and revivals. We even had to march to it at times. Does anyone still sing this song? I haven't heard it in years!!!

Absolutey! We sang it every Friday night at Youth Service when I was growing up.

I thought it was a requirement like singing the National Anthem at ball games.

[revrandy]

For some reason.. Every Time I heard this song.. it always made me think of Baseball...

I don't know why.. :)

[Amos]

I sort of liked it.:)

[HADDOCK]

Yes, back in "my day" (which would also have been the days of Pastor Cupples) we sang it in our local church and at TN UPC youth camps and retreats.

[Barb]

Absolutey! We sang it every Friday night at Youth Service when I was growing up.

I thought it was a requirement like singing the National Anthem at ball games.

LOL!! I know...:choir

[CC1]

LOL!! I know...:choir

Then after we sang this song and had our youth service many times we would go to the local ice skaing rink for socializing.

Nothing like seeing all those girls skating with skirts on top of their snowsuits!!!!
People must have laughed their heads off at us.

[Pressing-On]

Oh Lord!!! They mention "Pentecostal" in that song!!!! It's just not vertical enough!!! I just can't sing it!!!

:killinme:killinme

[Trouvere]

Then after we sang this song and had our youth service many times we would go to the local ice skaing rink for socializing.

Nothing like seeing all those girls skating with skirts on top of their snowsuits!!!!
People must have laughed their heads off at us.
Don't worry about it.We didn't give pentecostals that much notice.I think you were overly sensitive about
the matter.:tricycle

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

uh....that must have been along time ago:slaphappy I can never remember it being sung.March to it???? :nah

It is 4/4 timed.

:choir

[LaVonne]

When I was a youth, we always sang the "Pentecostal Conqueror" song at rallies and revivals. We even had to march to it at times. Does anyone still sing this song? I haven't heard it in years!!!

Last I heard it was a few years ago in Oregon...I'm sure they still occassionally sing it.

[rgcraig]

I remember this too and I was so proud to turn 12 so I could sing it with the youth group!

It's one of those songs that gets stuck in your head......

[DividedThigh]

havent heard that song since the 70s never even knew it had verses, but boy did we sing it with gusto as a child, lol, dt

[philjones]

As RevRandy has already said, in Oklahoma we would sing that song to death... every youth rally and every youth service during the offering. We were militants for Christ's sake!

I think the 21st century version of the song is one (can't remember the name of it) that contains these lyrics as a chant "I am a Soldier... and I'm Marching into war!"

[Brother Strange]

We are the Pentecostal Conquerors,

Each day we're gaining; new heights attaining,

We are the Pentecostal Conquerors
We'll triumph over every foe.
It's not by might, nor yet by power,
But by His Spirit as we go.


Can anyone fill in these other two lines? I think the rest is right, or close to it. Where's Barb when you need her????? I can hear this melody running through my head, and it probably won't go away.

If I rightly recall, after the words, "Each day we're gaining; new heights attaining," then the words that follow are "there is victory ahead."

I never did like that song. It seems that we never did get to the new heights or gain the victory either. But we sung it at every rally even if we took the pendant home or not.

[deacon blues]

Oh Lord!!! They mention "Pentecostal" in that song!!!! It's just not vertical enough!!! I just can't sing it!!!

:killinme:killinme


:slaphappy tunnel vision:slaphappy

[Margies3]

havent heard that song since the 70s never even knew it had verses, but boy did we sing it with gusto as a child, lol, dt

I was thinking the same things, DT. I didn't know it had verses. But I remember belting it out in the church van on our way back from Youth Rallies in neighboring cities. I say 'neighboring' TIC, by the way. We were in Toledo and it was not at all unusual for us to travel to Lima or Findlay or Columbus Grove for a youth rally. Often we would spend more time in the van than we spent at the service.

[Barb]

I remember this too and I was so proud to turn 12 so I could sing it with the youth group!

It's one of those songs that gets stuck in your head......

I know...I woke up with a precious song on my heart, only to come to this thread and have the melody of PCs knock out the worship song!! I had to fight to get it back...:killinme

[Pressing-On]

:slaphappy tunnel vision:slaphappy

Can I post my rap song again?

:killinme:killinme

[Barb]

I was thinking the same things, DT. I didn't know it had verses. But I remember belting it out in the church van on our way back from Youth Rallies in neighboring cities. I say 'neighboring' TIC, by the way. We were in Toledo and it was not at all unusual for us to travel to Lima or Findlay or Columbus Grove for a youth rally. Often we would spend more time in the van than we spent at the service.

I wasn't saved but had to go with the youth anyway, and the rallies were all around the state...Saginaw, Bay City, Midland, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ypsi, Detroit...:choir

[aquestioninggirl]

When I was a youth, we always sang the "Pentecostal Conqueror" song at rallies and revivals. We even had to march to it at times. Does anyone still sing this song? I haven't heard it in years!!!

My mom has told me about it but I have never heard it.

[Margies3]

I wasn't saved but had to go with the youth anyway, and the rallies were all around the state...Saginaw, Bay City, Midland, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ypsi, Detroit...:choir

Barb, it would have been closer for us to travel to some of the churches in Michigan than it was for us to go to places like Columbus Grove. But we didn't cross the state line - ever! The first time I ever attended camp in Michigan was when I was in my 20's. I went with the Well's from Pontiac. Do you remember them? At the first service people were whooping it up all over the place!!! I'll never forget Sis Well leaning over to me and saying, "I'll bet you've never seen anything like this before. They don't act like this in Ohio." hehehe I didn't know whether to be offended or to take it as a compliment. LOL

[Barb]

Barb, it would have been closer for us to travel to some of the churches in Michigan than it was for us to go to places like Columbus Grove. But we didn't cross the state line - ever! The first time I ever attended camp in Michigan was when I was in my 20's. I went with the Well's from Pontiac. Do you remember them? At the first service people were whooping it up all over the place!!! I'll never forget Sis Well leaning over to me and saying, "I'll bet you've never seen anything like this before. They don't act like this in Ohio." hehehe I didn't know whether to be offended or to take it as a compliment. LOL

I remember them very well...her mom and dad, Bro. and Sis. Roberts were pioneers of the gospel in this state.

One of our MI sons pastors in OH today if I am not mistaken...Bro. Mark Jordan's dad pastored in Jackson, MI, back in the day.

[Margies3]

I remember them very well...her mom and dad, Bro. and Sis. Roberts were pioneers of the gospel in this state.

One of our MI sons pastors in OH today if I am not mistaken...Bro. Mark Jordan's dad pastored in Jackson, MI, back in the day.

yep. Mark Jordan married Sandy Kinzie, daughter of Bro Fred Kinzie. So when Bro Kinzie retired at First Apostolic in Toledo, the reigns were handed off to Bro Jordan. That's "the big church" here in Toledo.

[StillStanding]

We sang that song at every youth service and sectional youth rally! My cousin wrote hilarious parady lyrics to it! (sorry I can't remember!)

[ChTatum]

When I was in that age group, we fellowshipped the ALJC. Bro. Hubert Hammonds wrote a song called "Apotolic Crusaders".

We sang it at every youth event!


"A-P-O-S-T-O-L-I-C
Apostolic crusaders are we,
we sing the victory song,
ring out to heaven's throng
doing our Lord's command.

We are in the army of the Lord
striving to obey His golden Word,
so young people come, let's go
let all the world to know
that we're Apostolic Crusaders"!

[freeatlast]

Nope. It was kind of a "rally the troops" kind of song that we hated but knew some older person was gonna insist on singing at every Youth Rally.

Been over 25 years since I've sang that song. It's right up there with my all time favorite song..I'm a one god apostolicc tonge talking holly rollin' beleiver in the poewer of Jesus name.

Both those songs have now been replace with new "I'm a Pentecostal" :cowbell

[Sam]

yep. Mark Jordan married Sandy Kinzie, daughter of Bro Fred Kinzie. So when Bro Kinzie retired at First Apostolic in Toledo, the reigns were handed off to Bro Jordan. That's "the big church" here in Toledo.

But Bro. Kinzie's church in Toledo was not as big as Bro. Curts' church in Cincinnati.

[Sam]

When I was in that age group, we fellowshipped the ALJC. Bro. Hubert Hammonds wrote a song called "Apotolic Crusaders".

We sang it at every youth event!


"A-P-O-S-T-O-L-I-C
Apostolic crusaders are we,
we sing the victory song,
ring out to heaven's throng
doing our Lord's command.

We are in the army of the Lord
striving to obey His golden Word,
so young people come, let's go
let all the world to know
that we're Apostolic Crusaders"!

I was sectional youth leader in this part of Ohio for the ALJC back in 1974-1978 but I don't ever remember that song.

[Sherri]

Since the "youth group" used to be 12-35 in UPC, were there activities for this age group in churches or sections or districts? I just remember the camps being geared toward teens, up through high school. Was this age distinction through age 35 only for the benefit of monthly youth rallies? I don't really remember the youth doing anything else in our area.

[freeatlast]

Since the "youth group" used to be 12-35 in UPC, were there activities for this age group in churches or sections or districts? I just remember the camps being geared toward teens, up through high school. Was this age distinction through age 35 only for the benefit of monthly youth rallies? I don't really remember the youth doing anything else in our area.

Sherri: where did you get your sig line. Did someone post that here?

[Sherri]

Sherri: where did you get your sig line. Did someone post that here?
Yeah, it was on some post a while back, and I just thought it was worded funny!

[ChTatum]

I was sectional youth leader in this part of Ohio for the ALJC back in 1974-1978 but I don't ever remember that song.

LOL!

Must've been a Georgia thang, you yanks wouldn't understand!:choir

[commonsense]

I know the song and even have the words somewhere, but I truly don't recall that we sang it at any youth events.


How about "camp" songs...as in:
Camp Galilee, Camp Galilee
No place on earth that I'd rather be
Than Camp Galilee Camp Galilee
Where there's peace and harmony
Where we sing and we pray work laugh and play
At beautiful Camp Galilee

The words may not be correct...it's what I remember:rolleyes2

As I recall Sis Robert Sabin wrote it.

[HADDOCK]

Since the "youth group" used to be 12-35 in UPC, were there activities for this age group in churches or sections or districts? I just remember the camps being geared toward teens, up through high school. Was this age distinction through age 35 only for the benefit of monthly youth rallies? I don't really remember the youth doing anything else in our area.

TN district had a Youth Retreat each year and you had to be 12 to go. It later evolved into more of a family retreat held each Thanksgiving. I liked it when it was the smaller youth group. Also, I think the UPC age limit on a Sectional and/or District youth leader was 35.

[Sherri]

TN district had a Youth Retreat each year and you had to be 12 to go. It later evolved into more of a family retreat held each Thanksgiving. I liked it when it was the smaller youth group. Also, I think the UPC age limit on a Sectional and/or District youth leader was 35.
We actually used to take kids to the youth retreat in Gatlinburg when we were in Memphis (1980-1984). That's where I met a lot of the Tennessee people that Eddie already knew.