Awake, ye sol­diers of the Lord,
With shield of faith and Gos­pel sword,
The trum­pet ech­oes from afar,
And Zi­on shakes with sound of war.

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Awake! awake! the call ob­ey;
Awake! awake! and march away;
With stur­dy blow beat down the foe,
For truth will win the day.

The hosts of sin in dark ar­ray,
With haugh­ty front await the fray;
Close up the ranks with sac­red glee,
The Lord will give the vic­to­ry.

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Unfurl the ban­ner; lift it high;
Take up the march with bat­tle cry;
Draw out the blade, ye sons of light,
And put the ali­en foe to flight.

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And still the bat­tle rag­es on,
From morn till night, from dark till dawn;
But God’s elect, to glo­ry sealed,
Will spoil the foe and keep the field.

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