Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: My soul be on thy guard
Topic: The New Life/Temptations and Conflicts
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: L Mason
Meter: SM
Tune: Laban
Hymn Number: 644
Page Number: 234, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsMy soul, be on thy guard,
Ten thousand foes a-rise;
The hosts of sin are pressing hard,
To draw thee from the skies.
Oh watch, and fight, and pray;
The battle ne'er give o'er;
Renew it boldly every day,
And help divine implore.
Ne'er think the victory won,
Nor lay thine armor down:
Thy arduous work will not be done
Till thou obtain they crown.
Fight on, my soul, till death
Shall bring thee to thy God;
He'll take thee, at thy parting breath,
To his divine abode.