O Church of God, awake, awake,
Seize fast thy sword and gird with might!
The hosts of dark­ness migh­ty are,
And bold and strong they press the fight;
But see, thy cap­tain leads thee on,
He who hath con­quered ev­ery foe;
Thou needst not fear, but fol­low fast
And go with Him where He shall go.

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Awake, awake, O Church of God;
Arouse in might, to bat­tle go!
See, see the hosts of dark­ness stand,
And ga­thers fast the haugh­ty foe!
Awake! awake for Christ thy Lord,
Awake! gird on the shield and sword;
Press hard the fight, no res­pite make,
O Church of God, awake, awake!

The bars of death He tore apart;
The stone, the guard, ah, what were they,
When He shall rise, the migh­ty Lord,
And ush­er in the tri­umph day?
He, who arose in might and pow’r,
And lives a vic­tor ov­er all,
Will lead thee on to vic­to­ry,
If thou but hear His bat­tle call.

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Up then, re­solve to val­iant be,
And force the fight till it is won;
Stay not thy hand, and thou shalt win,
Since Christ, thy cap­tain, leads Thee on.
What tho’ the con­flict long may be,
And when thy wea­pons are laid down,
Thou shalt be wound­ed, weak and worn?
Thy Lord in hon­or thee shalt crown.

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