1Awake, my soul! stretch every nerve,And press with vigor on;A heavenly race demands thy zeal,And an immortal crown. 2’Tis God’s all animating voiceThat calls thee from on high;’Tis He whose hand presents the prizeTo thine aspiring eye. 3A cloud of witnesses aroundHold thee in full survey;Forget the steps already trod,And onward urge thy way. 4Blest […]
1Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,with the cross of Jesus going on before.Christ, the royal Master, leads against the foe;forward into battle see his banners go! RefrainOnward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,with the cross of Jesus going on before. 2Like a mighty army moves the church of God;brothers, we are treading where the
1Fight the good fight with all thy might;Christ is thy strength, and Christ thy right;Lay hold on life and it shall beThy joy and crown eternally. 2Run the straight race through God’s good grace;Lift up thine eyes, and seek His face.Life with its path before us lies;Christ is the way, and Christ the prize. 3Cast
1Sound the battle cry,See! the foe is nigh;Raise the standard highFor the Lord;Gird your armor on,Stand firm, every one,Rest your cause upon His holy word. RefrainRouse, then soldiers!rally round the banner!Ready, steady, pass the word along;Onward, forward, shout aloud hosanna!Christ is Captain of the mighty throng. 2Strong to meet the foe,Marching on we go,While our
1Rise up, O men of God!His kingdom tarries long.Bring in the day of brotherhoodand end the night of wrong. 2Let women all rise up!Have done with lesser things.Give heart and mind and soul and strengthto serve the King of kings. 3Rise up, courageous youth!The church for you doth wait,her strength unequal to her task;rise up,
1Soldiers of Christ,arise,And put your armor on,Strong in the strength which God suppliesThrough His eternal SonStrong in the Lord of hosts,And in His mighty power,Who in the strength of Jesus trustsIs more than conqueror. 2Stand then in His great might,With all His strength endued,But take, to arm you for the fight,The panoply of God;That, having
1We are living, we are dwelling, In a grand and awful time,In an age on ages telling– To be living is sublime.Hark! the waking up of nations, Gog and Magog to the fray;Hark! what soundeth? Is creation Groaning for her latter day? 2Christian, rouse and arm for conflict, Nerve thee for the battlefield;Bear the helmet
1Stand up, stand up for Jesus! ye soldiers of the cross;Lift high His royal banner, it must not suffer loss:From vict’ry unto vict’ry, His army shall He lead,Till every foe is vanquished, and Christ is Lord indeed. 2Stand up, stand up for Jesus! The trumpet call obey:Forth to the mighty conflict, in this His glorious
1Lead on, O King eternal,the day of march has come;henceforth in fields of conquestthy tents shall be our home.Through days of preparationthy grace has made us strong;and now, O King eternal,we lift our battle song. 2Lead on, O King eternal,till sin’s fierce war shall cease,and holiness shall whisperthe sweet amen of peace.For not with swords
1On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand,And cast a wishful eyeTo Canaan’s fair and happy land,Where my possessions lie.I am bound for the promised land,I am bound for the promised land;O who will come and go with me? I am bound for the promised land. 2O’er all those wide extended plainShines one eternal day;There, Christ, the
