Take the shield of faith, my bro­ther,
Hold it bold­ly in the light;
And its aw­ful bur­nished glo­ry
Will put ev­ery foe to flight.

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In the migh­ty name of Je­sus,
Ever lift up the shield of faith;
Wield the sword of truth, my bro­ther,
Heaven will crown thy fight of faith.

Faith is migh­ty and will con­quer,
Bind it firm­ly on thy heart;
On the hot­test field of bat­tle,
Thou wilt quench the vil­est dart.

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And when trou­ble spec­ters round thee,
Come, thy spir­it to de­press,
Lift the shield of faith abound­ing,
And thy soul shall calm­ly rest.

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Then put on the ho­ly ar­mor,
And de­fy the tempt­ing throng,
Over all the foes that ga­ther,
Shout and sing the vic­tor’s song.

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