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Music for the Christian Warrior
Original music by James A. Hronchek & Chandra L. Hronchek
Album: Prophet’s Call
Song Title: Captain of the Host
Composer: James A. Hronchek, Arrangement by Mark Frazer II
©1998 James A. Hronchek & Chandra L. Hronchek
CCLI Address: 25784422
Album Back-Story
Why the name Prophet’s Call? In the book of Jeremiah, chapter 1 and verse 5, God told Jeremiah that He called him from the womb. He said, “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” Does this mean that God calls every person to a specific calling before they are even born?
We studied the Biblical prophets and found that they were leaders and advisors, many advising kings about wars and about things that they were doing that displeased God. Some prophets were not very popular.
The Prophet’s Call album is a call to worship, a call to acknowledge the gifts and calling that God has put within every person, and a call to take back the territory that has been lost. And it is a call to press in and keep pressing in until you are victorious.
The album cover is a profile of a face with a glow behind the mouth, indicating that God can call anyone – and seems to delight in calling those who don’t know much about what they are called to do – but it is His glory which empowers and speaks through us.
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 remembering that it is God who gives us voice.
The Angel of the Lord is called Captain of the Host only once in scripture, in Joshua 5:14 & 15. The Captain of the Lord’s hosts has been identified, through other scripture, as the pre-incarnate Jesus.
Whereas, during angelic appearances, angels rejected worship, the Angel of the Lord, or the pre-incarnate Jesus, accepted worship.
Captain of the Host
Examples of angels refusing worship: Revelation 19:10, Revelation 22:8-9; Examples of the Angel of the Lord accepting worship: Exodus 3:2-8, Judges 13:18-23. God is referred to as Lord of hosts over 200 times in the Bible.
God is prepared for war?!! Most don’t see God in this way, however the scriptures make it plain that this is an aspect of His character.
Captain of the Host is not a march, but more of a declaration and an affirmation of this aspect of God’s nature.
LYRICS
Part 1
Our God is a God of vengeance
Our God is a God of war
Our God is an awesome fire
Our God is the Lord of lords
Part 2
Captain of the Host is He
Maker of all things we see
Author of our destiny
Captain of a great and mighty army
Part 3
Prepared for war
Prepared for war
Prepared for war
Prepared for war
Captain of the Host