Hymnal: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Date: 1853
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: A Campbell
First Line: Christians keep your armor bright
Topic: Christ's Coronation and Glory
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM double
Tune:
Hymn Number: Hymn 4
Page Number: 088, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsCHRISTIANS, keep your armor bright,
Rejoice, give thanks, and sing,
In union strong together fight;
Hosanna to our King!
Come, laud and magnify his name,
Nor let his praises cease;
His ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all his paths are peace.
We will not act the coward's part,
But onward all proceed;
Our Captain shall his grace impart
In ev'ry time of need.
Great peace have they who love his cause,
And on his word rely;
From such as keep his holy laws
The enemy will fly.
The world and sin may grieve us sore,
And rouse our weakest fears;
Our march is but a few days more
Through this dark vale of tears.
Death may assail, and Satan too,
With his opposing pow'rs;
But let us prove our valor true,
The victory is ours.
CHORUS.
O it will be glorious,
With crowns and palms victorious,
And Jesus reigning over us,
When our sad warfare's o'er.