Scripture Verse

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Ephesians 6:11

Introduction

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John H. Tenney (1840–1918)

Words: C. H. Mann, 1890.

Music: San Fran­cis­co John H. Ten­ney, 1890 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

If you know Mann’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Gird on the sword and ar­mor,
Go raise the ban­ner high,
The Cap­tain of sal­va­tion
To thee is ev­er nigh.

Refrain

Then wave the glo­ri­ous ban­ner,
Press for­ward in His name;
And soon thy guide and cap­tain
Will vic­to­ry pro­claim.

Gird on the sword and ar­mor,
Let faith be thy strong shield;
His pro­mise shall sus­tain thee
On ev­ery bat­tle­field.

Refrain

Gird on the sword and ar­mor,
Press on the foe to fight;
No ene­my can harm thee,
For God sus­tains the right.

Refrain