Hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement

Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

Hymn: My soul be on thy guard (FL)

Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book

Date: 1865

Compiler: Alexander Campbell

Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern

First Line: My soul be on thy guard

Topic: The New Life/Temptations and Conflicts

Writer: <no first name given> Heath

Composer:

Meter: SM

Tune:

Hymn Number: 875

Page Number: 516, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

My soul, be on thy guard;

Ten thousand foes arise;

The hosts of sin are pressing hard 

To draw thee from the skies.



O, 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

And help divine implore.



Fight on, my soul, till death

Shall bring thee to thy God;

He'll take thee, at thy parting breath,

To his divine abode.