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Am I a soldier of the cross

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,941 hymnals Topics: The Church Militant The Christian warfare Used With Tune: MARLOW

Rise up, O men of God!

Author: William Pierson Merrill Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 253 hymnals Topics: The Church Militant and Triumphant Used With Tune: WATCHMAN

Author: Timothy Dudley-Smtih, b. 1926 Meter: 5.5.5.5.6.5.6.5 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: The Church Militant Lyrics: 1 Be strong in the Lord In armour of light, With helmet and sword, With shield for the fight; On prayer be dependent, Be belted and shod, In breastplate resplendent: The armour of God. 2 Integrity gird You round to impart The truth of His Word As truth in your heart; His righteousness wearing As breastplate of mail, His victory sharing, Be strong to prevail. 3 With eagerness shod Stand firm in your place, Or go forth for God With news of His grace; No foe shall disarm you Nor force you to yield, No arrow can harm you With faith as your shield. 4 Though Satan presume To test you and try, In helmet and plume Your head shall be high; Beset by temptation Be true to your Lord, Your helmet salvation And Scripture your sword. 5 So wield well your blade, Rejoice in its pow'rs, Fight on undismayed For Jesus is ours! Then in Him victorious Your armour lay down, To praise, ever glorious, His cross and His crown. Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18 Used With Tune: LAUDATE DOMINUM

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord

Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 2,128 hymnals Topics: The Church Militant The Christian pilgrimage Used With Tune: LYONS Text Sources: K. in John Rippon's Selection of Hymns, 1787, alt.

The Son of God Goes Forth to War

Author: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 837 hymnals Topics: The Church Militant Lyrics: 1 The Son of God goes forth to war A kingly crown to gain. His blood-red banner streams afar; Who follows in His train? Who best can drink His cup of woe, Triumphant over pain, Who patient bears his cross below-- He follows in His train. 2 The martyr first, whose eagle eye Could pierce beyond the grave, Who saw his Master in the sky And called on Him to save. Like Him, with pardon on His tongue In midst of mortal pain, He prayed for them that did the wrong-- Who follows in his train? 3 A glorious band, the chosen few, On whom the Spirit came, Twelve valiant saints--their hope they knew And mocked the cross and flame. They met the tyrant's brandished steel, The lion's gory mane; They bowed their necks their death to feel-- Who follows in their train? 4 A noble army, men and boys, The matron and the maid, Around the Savior's throne rejoice, In robes of light arrayed. They climbed the steep ascent of heav'n Through peril, toil, and pain. O God, to us may grace be giv'n To follow in their train! Scripture: Revelation 19:11-16 Used With Tune: ALL SAINTS NEW

The Church's one foundation

Author: Samuel J. Stone Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 859 hymnals Topics: The Church Militant Lyrics: The Church's one foundation Is Jesus Christ her Lord; She is his new creation By water and the word: From heaven he came and sought her To be his holy bride; With his own blood he bought her, And for her life he died. 422 Elect from every nation, Yet one o'er all the earth, Her charter of salvation, One Lord, one faith, one birth; One holy Name she blesses, Partakes one holy food, And to one hope she presses, With every grace endued. Though with a scornful wonder Men see her sore opprest, By schisms rent asunder, By heresies distrest; Yet saints their watch are keeping, Their cry goes up, "How long?" And soon the night of weeping Shall be the morn of song. 'Mid toil and tribulation, And tumult of her war, She waits the consummation Of peace for evermore; Till with the vision glorious Her longing eyes are blest, And the great Church victorious Shall be the Church at rest. Yet she on earth hath union With God the Three in One, And mystic sweet communion With those whose rest is won. O happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace that we Like them, the meek and lowly, On high may dwell with thee. Amen. Used With Tune: AURELIA

City of God, how broad and far

Author: Samuel Johnson Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 166 hymnals Topics: The Church Militant Used With Tune: RICHMOND

O Master, let me walk with thee

Author: Washington Gladden Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 571 hymnals Topics: The Church Militant The Christian pilgrimage Used With Tune: MARYTON

Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word

Author: Martin Luther, 1483–1546; Catherine Winkworth, 1827–78 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 78 hymnals Topics: The Church Militant Lyrics: 1 Lord, keep us steadfast in Your Word; Curb those who by deceit or sword Would wrest the kingdom from Your Son And bring to naught all He has done. 2 Lord Jesus Christ, Your pow’r make known, For You are Lord of lords alone; Defend Your holy Church that we May sing Your praise eternally. 3 O Comforter of priceless worth, Send peace and unity on earth; Support us in our final strife And lead us out of death to life. Used With Tune: ERHALT UNS, HERR

Onward, Christian Soldiers

Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Appears in 1,796 hymnals Topics: The Church Militant First Line: Onward, Christian soldiers! Refrain First Line: Onward, Christian soldiers! Lyrics: 1 Onward, Christian soldiers! Marching as to war, With the cross of Jesus Going on before; Christ, the royal Master, Leads against the foe; Forward into battle, See, his banners go@ Refrain: Onward, Christian soldiers! Marching as to war, With the cross of Jesus Going on before. 2 Like a mighty army Moves the church of God; Brothers, we are treading Where the saints have trod; We are not divided, All one body we; One in hope and doctrine, One in charity. [Refrain] 3 Crowns and thrones may perish, Kingdoms rise and wane, But the church of Jesus Constant will remain, Gates of hell can never 'Gainst that church prevail; We have Christ's own promise, And that cannot fail. [Refrain] 4 Onward, then, ye people! Join our happy throng, Blend with ours your voices In the triumph song; Glory, laud, and honor Unto Christ, the King, This through countless ages, Men and angels sing. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Onward, Christian soldiers!]