We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against wicked spirits (margin) in high places. Eph. vi, 12.
Rouse thee! Christian, for the conflict,
For thy foes are fierce and strong;
Follow him who's gone before thee,
Thou wilt victory gain ere long.
What though earth and hell combining,
Try to stop thine onward way,
And the world around thee shining,
Tends t' allure thy soul astray?
Think of Him who onward leadeth,
Think what he hath done for thee;
Faint not, lo! for you he pleadeth,
Thou wilt soon his glory see.
Up then! buckle on thine armor.
Fight! for mighty are thy foes;
And their king the artful charmer,
Tries to lull thee to repose.
Kensington, Ct. WM. H. GRAHAM.