Lyrics
Verse 1
We are soldiers in the army
We have to fight or we have to die
We have to hold up the bloodstained battle
We got to hold it up until we die
We are soldiers in the army
We have to fight or we have to die
We have to hold up the bloodstained banner
We got to hold it up until we die
Chorus (x2)
We are going up, we're going up together
We're going up to conquer
In the name of the Lord
Verse 2 (x2)
Don't talk no, no
Don't talk defeat to me
I am a child of God and I've got the victory
Bridge (x2)
I am a warrior
I am a conquerer
I'm an overcomer
In the name of the Lord
Chorus (x2)
We are going up, we're going up together
We're going up to conquer
In the name of the Lord
Verse 2 (x2)
Don't talk no, no
Don't talk defeat to me
I am a child of God and I've got the victory
Bridge (x2)
I am a warrior
I am a conquerer
I'm an overcomer
In the name of the Lord
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Meaning & Inspiration
“I Am a Warrior” by Marvia Providence is a congregational song of spiritual resolve. It opens with the old gospel image of soldiers in an army who must hold up the bloodstained banner until they die. Fighting is not treated as a game, and the verse makes clear that the commitment lasts for life.
The chorus moves from resolve to movement: “We’re going up together, we’re going up to conquer, in the name of the Lord.” The second section answers discouragement with a refusal, “Don’t talk defeat to me,” grounded in being a child of God who has the victory. The bridge piles up three identities, warrior, conqueror and overcomer, each said in the name of the Lord.
The imagery is close to 2 Timothy 2:3 on being a good soldier, Romans 8:37 on being more than conquerors, and 1 John 5:4 on overcoming. The song uses repetition so a group can sing it together with confidence.
Related Scripture
- Romans 8:37 More than conquerors through Him who loved us
- 2 Timothy 2:3 A good soldier of Christ Jesus
- 1 John 5:4 Whoever is born of God overcomes the world