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Charles Wesley·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Soldiers of Christ, arise,
And put your armor on,
Strong in the strength which God supplies
Through His Eternal Son.
Verse 2
Strong in the Lord of hosts,
And in His mighty power,
Who in the strength of Jesus trusts
Is more than conqueror.
Verse 3
Stand then in His great might,
With all His strength endued;
But take, to arm you for the fight,
The panoply of God:
Verse 4
That, having all things done,
And all your conflicts passed,
Ye may o’ercome through Christ alone,
And stand entire at last.
Verse 5
From strength to strength go on;
Wrestle, and fight, and pray;
Tread all the powers of darkness down,
And win the well-fought day.
Verse 6
Still let the Spirit cry
In all His soldiers, “Come,”
Till Christ the Lord descends from high,
And takes the conquerors home.
Charles Wesley, “Soldiers of Christ, Arise”
Presbyterian 1895 No. 342 · S.M. · Soldiers of Christ
George Heath·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
My soul, be on thy guard,
Ten thousand foes arise:
The hosts of sin are pressing hard
To draw thee from the skies.
Verse 2
Oh, watch, and fight, and pray;
The battle ne’er give o’er;
Renew it boldly every day,
And help divine implore.
Verse 3
Ne’er think the vict’ry won
Nor lay thine armor down;
Thy arduous work will not be done
Till thou obtain thy crown.
Verse 4
Fight on, my soul, till death
Shall bring thee to thy God;
He’ll take thee, at thy parting breath,
To his divine abode.
George Heath, “My Soul, Be on Thy Guard”
Otterbein 1890 No. 423 · S.M · Laban
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Charles Wesley·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Soldiers of Christ! arise,
And put your armor on,--
Strong, in the strength which God supplies,
Through his eternal Son:--
Verse 2
Strong, in the Lord of hosts,
And in his mighty power;
Who in the strength of Jesus trusts,
Is more than conqueror.
Verse 3
Stand, then, in his great might,
With all his strength endued;
And take, to arm you for the fight,
The panoply of God:--
Verse 4
That, having all things done,
And all your conflicts past,
You may o’ercome through Christ alone,
And stand entire at last.
Verse 5
From strength to strength go on;
Wrestle, and fight, and pray;
Tread all the powers of darkness down,
And win the well-fought day.
Verse 6
Still let the Spirit cry,
In all his soldiers, “Come,”
Till Christ, the Lord, descends from high,
And takes the conquerors home.
Charles Wesley, “Soldiers of Christ! Arise”
Otterbein 1890 No. 424 · S.M · Laban
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Isaac Watts·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
Am I a soldier of the cross,
A follower of the Lamb?
And shall I fear to own his cause,
Or blush to speak his name?
Verse 2
Must I be carried to the skies
On flow’ry beds of ease,
While others fought to win the prize,
And sailed thro’ bloody seas?
Verse 3
Are there no foes for me to face?
Must I not stem the flood?
Is this vile world a friend to grace,
To help me on to God?
Verse 4
Sure I must fight if I would reign;
Increase my courage, Lord;
I’ll bear the toil, endure the pain,
Supported by thy word.
Verse 5
Thy saints in all this glorious war,
Shall conquer, though they die;
They see the triumph from afar,
By faith they bring it nigh.
Verse 6
When that illustrious day shall rise,
And all thy armies shine
In robes of vict’ry through the skies,
The glory shall be thine.
Isaac Watts, “Am I a Soldier of the Cross”
Otterbein 1890 No. 426 · C.M · Maitland
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage
Isaac Watts·Post-Reformation
Verse 1
With stately towers and bulwarks strong,
Unrivaled and alone,
Loved theme of many a sacred song;
God’s holy city shone.
Verse 2
Thus fair was Zion’s chosen seat,
The glory of all lands;
Yet fairer and in strength complete,
The Christian temple stands.
Verse 3
The faithful of each clime and age
This glorious church compose;
Built on a Rock, with idle rage
The threat’ning tempest blows.
Verse 4
Fear not; though hostile bands alarm,
Thy God is thy defense;
And weak and powerless every arm
Against Omnipotence.
Isaac Watts, “With Stately Towers and Bulwarks Strong”
Otterbein 1890 No. 431 · C.M · St. Martin's
Not yet anchored to a scripture passage