Lyrics
Chorus
I pledge allegiance to the Lamb
With all my strength, with all I am
I will seek to honor His commands
I pledge allegiance to the Lamb
Verse 1
I have heard how Christians long ago
Were brought before a tyrant's throne
They were told that he would spare their lives
If they would renounce the name of Christ
But one by one they chose to die
The Son of God they would not deny
Like a great angelic choir sings
I can almost hear their voices ring
Chorus (Repeat)
I pledge allegiance to the Lamb
With all my strength, with all I am
I will seek to honor His commands
I pledge allegiance to the Lamb
Verse 2
Now the years have come, and the years have gone
But the cause of Jesus still goes on
Now our time has come to count the cost
To reject this world, to embrace the cross
And one by one let us live our lives
For the one who died to give us life
Till the trumpet sounds on the final day
Let us proudly stand and boldly say
Chorus (Repeat)
I pledge allegiance to the Lamb
With all my strength, with all I am
I will seek to honor His commands
I pledge allegiance to the Lamb
Bridge
To the Lamb of God who bore my pain
Who took my place, who wore my shame
I will seek to honor His commands
I pledge allegiance to the Lamb
Chorus (Repeat)
I pledge allegiance to the Lamb
With all my strength, with all I am
I will seek to honor His commands
I pledge allegiance to the Lamb
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Meaning & Inspiration
“I Pledge Allegiance to the Lamb” by Ray Boltz is a song of commitment framed as a pledge of loyalty, with the Lamb of God as the one to whom allegiance is owed. The chorus states the vow plainly: to give all strength and all of oneself, and to “seek to honor His commands.”
The verses place that vow in a long line of believers. The first recalls Christians of long ago who were brought before a tyrant’s throne and offered their lives if they would renounce Christ, yet who chose to die rather than deny the Son of God. The second brings the story into the present, saying that the time has come to count the cost, reject the world, and embrace the cross. That recalls Luke 9:23, where Jesus calls followers to take up their cross daily, and Revelation 12:11, which speaks of those who did not love their lives even to death.
The bridge grounds the pledge in what the Lamb has done, bearing pain and taking the singer’s place and shame, a picture close to Isaiah 53:4. The song’s message is that devotion answers sacrifice, and that loyalty to Christ is worth any cost.
Related Scripture
- Revelation 12:11 Believers who did not love their lives even unto death
- Luke 9:23 Taking up the cross daily, echoed in “embrace the cross”
- Isaiah 53:4 The one who bore griefs and carried sorrows