ELHB Hymn 407
Stand, soldier of the cross
Edward Henry Bickersteth (1870)
Hymn Text
407. Stand, soldier of the cross
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1 Stand, soldier of the cross,
Thy high allegiance claim,
And vow to hold the world but loss
For Thy Redeemer’s name.
Thy high allegiance claim,
And vow to hold the world but loss
For Thy Redeemer’s name.
2 Arise, and be baptized,
And wash thy sins away;
Thy league with God be solemnized,
Thy faith confessed to-day.
And wash thy sins away;
Thy league with God be solemnized,
Thy faith confessed to-day.
3 No more thine own, but Christ’s,
With all the saints of old,
Apostles, seers, evangelists,
And martyr-throngs enrolled:
With all the saints of old,
Apostles, seers, evangelists,
And martyr-throngs enrolled:
4 In God’s whole armor strong,
Front hell’s embattled powers:
The warfare may be sharp and long,
The victory must be ours.
Front hell’s embattled powers:
The warfare may be sharp and long,
The victory must be ours.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #407