Lo! the day of God is break­ing;
See the gleam­ing from afar!
Sons of earth from slum­ber wak­ing,
Hail the bright and morn­ing star.

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Hear the call! O gird your ar­mor on,
Grasp the Spi­rit’s migh­ty sword:
Take the hel­met of sal­va­tion,
Pressing on to bat­tle for the Lord!

Trust in Him who is your cap­tain;
Let no heart in ter­ror quail;
Jesus leads the gath’ring le­gions,
In His name we shall pre­vail.

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Onward march­ing, firm and stea­dy,
Faint not, fear not Sa­tan’s frown,
For the Lord is with you al­ways,
Till you wear the vic­tor’s crown.

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Conquering hosts with ban­ners wav­ing,
Sweeping on o’er hill and plain,
Ne’er shall halt till swells the an­them,
Christ o’er all the world doth reign!

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