Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

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Isaac Watts (1674–1748)

Words: Is­aac Watts, Hymns and Spi­ri­tu­al Songs 1707.

Music: Wal­tham (Cal­kin) John B. Cal­kin, 1872 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tunes:

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Cal­kin (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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John B. Calkin (1827–1905)

Lyrics

Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears,
And gird the Gos­pel armor on,
March to the gates of end­less joy,
Where thy great Captain-Sav­ior’s gone.

Hell and thy sins resist thy course,
But hell and sin are van­quished foes;
Thy Je­sus nailed them to the cross,
And sung the triumph when He rose.

What though the prince of dark­ness rage,
And waste the fury of his spite,
Eternal chains confine him down
To fiery deeps and end­less night.

What though thine in­ward lusts re­bel,
’Tis but a struggling gasp for life;
The weapons of vic­to­ri­ous grace
Shall slay thy sins, and end the strife.

Then let my soul march bold­ly on,
Press forward to the heav’n­ly gate;
There peace and joy eter­nal reign,
And glittering robes for con­quer­ors wait.

There shall I wear a star­ry crown,
And triumph in al­migh­ty grace,
While all the ar­mies of the skies
Join in my glo­ri­ous lead­er’s praise.