Soldiers of Christ, Arise

Verse 1

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.

Verse 2

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
through Christ alone
and stand entire at last.

Verse 3

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.

Verse 4

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.