I see the ar­mies ga­th’ring for the fray,
Their hosts are be­ing mar­shaled once again;
The noise of pre­pa­ra­tion all the day,
Is ring­ing thro’ the vale and o’er the plain.

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Which side are you on in this fight, sol­dier?
Which side now shall claim your gal­lant deeds?
Do you march with the King
’Neath the ban­ner of the right
Or fol­low where the prince of dark­ness leads?

You can­not be a care­less loo­ker on,
You can­not neu­tral be in this long strife;
You must es­pouse the cause of right or wrong,
You must your in­flu­ence give to death or life.

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Choose ye be­tween the ev­il and the good,
Between the path of hon­or and of shame;
Between the hands which min­gle tears and blood,
And those which lift the fall­en in His name.

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Gird on thine ar­mor for the cause of right,
Which strives for pu­ri­ty, and love and home;
And know that God with His eter­nal might
Will give thee strength the foe to ov­er­come.

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