TO ARMS!

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 18, 1867

“Fight the good fight of faith.”

Up Christian soldier—to your arms! God's sentinels the host alarms, Up! gird you with your armor bright, If you would conquer you must fight.

Set hope, your helmet, on your brow, Let faith your shield be with you now: Let righteousness your breastplate prove, And truth your girdle, knit with love.

And let your feet with peace be shod, Your two-edged sword, the word of God; Thus armed, obey your captain's call, And by his grace you'll conquer all.

Legions of foes around you press, In subtle forms and specious dress; Satan who knows his time is short, Doth lure with wiles of every sort.

The worst of foes you'll find within, The foes of lust, and inbred sin; But inward foes your captain sees, And grace he'll give to conquer these.

If outward foes do you assail, His proffered grace can never fail; And as the conflict grows severe, Your Lord to succor will appear.

Your captain's skill you need not doubt, For all the hosts of hell he'll rout; When single handed and alone, The foe by him was overthrown.

Then courage, soldier! to the fight! A crown you'll win of glory bright; Up, then! and gird your armor on, And fight—for thus the crown is won.—Sel.