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THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 11, 1901

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 78, No. 24.

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THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT.

By William Brickey

WILLIAM BRICKEY. (Kimball, Minn.)
THERE'S a battle to fight, and a crown to be won, And no soldier may rest till his duty is done. Though our life be the forfeit, we never will yield! In defense of the truth let us die on the field.
We are armed for offensive and defensive strife, And our sword in itself is a savor of life; Like the knife of the surgeon, it cuts but to heal, For our weapons are not carnal weapons of steel.
With the sword of the Spirit we'll vanquish the foe, And proclaim the pure gospel wherever we go; And that strange, paradoxical doctrine will spread, That the sword giveth spirit and life to the dead.