Soldiers of Christ Arise
Soldiers of Christ arise,
and put your armor on,
strong in the strength which God
supplies thru his eternal Son;
Strong in the Lord of Hosts,
and in his mighty power,
who in the strength of Jesus
trusts is more than conqueror.
Stand then in his great might,
with all his strength endued,
but take to arm you for the fight
the panoply of God;
That having all things done,
and all your conflicts passed,
ye may o’ercome thru Christ alone
and stand entire at last.
Pray without ceasing, pray,
(your Captain gives the word)
his summons cheerfully obey
and call upon the Lord;
To God your every want
in instant prayer display,
pray always, pray and never faint,
pray, without ceasing pray.
From strength to strength go on,
wrestle and fight and pray,
tread all the powers of darkness down
and win the well-fought day.
Still let the Spirit cry
in all his soldiers, “Come!”
till Christ the Lord, descends from high
and takes the conquerors home.
Charles Wesley, Character of a Methodist, 1741
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Simply amazing!
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Excellent bit of writing. I mean that – the wording is fantastic.
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Hey Kelly; after a devotional at home; my son and I both felt like writing about this and we both did and decided to put the information together. Praise the Lord!
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