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Music for the Christian Warrior
Original music by James A. Hronchek & Chandra L. Hronchek
Album: Wake Up Ye Mighty
Song Title: Call Forth The Mighty
Composers: James A. Hronchek
©1995 James A. Hronchek & Chandra L. Hronchek
CCLI Address:1933680
Album Back-Story
A warrior has many sides. There is the fierce side, ready to do battle, but there is also the resting warrior, the warrior who is praying because, after all, there is no guarantee that you will come back alive, the warrior who is relaxing with friends, and many others. So, just because Wake Up Ye Mighty is aimed at the warrior does not mean that all of the music is for battle.
We were attending a class one mid-week evening, when suddenly Jim had a vision for this album. He excused himself, then sat nearby writing in his notebook what God was showing him about how this album was to be. I believe he wrote two of the songs at that time also.
The cover art, while not exceptionally sophisticated, was designed this way in order to save on printing costs (this was before the days of digital printing). The cover was created with only two negatives rather than four that would be used for full color, so there were only two passes through the press rather than four. Each negative was assigned either the blue or the green color.
Why a Donkey?
We adopted the donkey image as a visual representation of Music for the Christian Warrior for an earlier album. Why a donkey? In the book of Numbers, chapter 22, God reprimands Balaam by allowing a donkey to speak to him prophetically because he ignored the warning of the prophet that God sent. We simply wanted to remind ourselves that, while God prefers to use His people, He can use any method He desires to get His message across. This was our semi-humorous way of constantly reminding ourselves that HE is the Creator and we are the created.
Call Forth The Mighty
In the original cut on the album, Call Forth Ye Mighty was made into a medley of sorts. It was sandwiched in between Wake Up Ye Mighty and a reprise to Wake Up Ye Mighty. On the clip that you hear, I left the reprise on at the end.
Special thanks to Pastor Phil Spencer of Spirit Wind Church and our son, Jeff Hronchek for blowing the rams horns.
LYRICS
Chorus
Call forth the mighty men of valor
Call forth the remnant of the Lord
Call forth the strongest and the bravest
To put on the armor of the Lord
Verse 1
Call forth those who will stand for the truth
Call forth those who will not bow down
There is a remnant that God has preserved
They are the ones
who will shout His name out loud
Chorus
Call forth the mighty men of valor
Call forth the remnant of the Lord
Call forth the strongest and the bravest
To put on the armor of the Lord
Call forth those who will judge righteously
Call forth those who won’t compromise
There is a remnant that God has preserved
They are the ones with the fire in their eyes
Chorus
Call forth the mighty men of valor
Call forth the remnant of the Lord
Call forth the strongest and the bravest
To put on the armor of the Lord
Put on the armor of the Lord
Call forth the mighty men of war
Wake up ye mighty men of war