O Church, Arise

 Verse 1

O Church arise

And put your armor on;

Hear the call of Christ our Captain;

For now the weak

Can say that they are strong

In the strength that God has given.

With shield of faith and belt of truth

We’ll stand against the devil’s lies;

An army bold whose battle cry is love

Reaching out to those in darkness.


Verse 2

Our call to war

To love the captive soul,

But to rage against the captor;

And with the sword

That makes the wounded whole

We will fight with faith and valour.

When faced with trials on every side,

We know the outcome is secure,

And Christ will have

The prize for which He died

An inheritance of nations.


Verse 3

Come see the cross

Where love and mercy meet,

As the Son of God is stricken;

Then see His foes

Lie crushed beneath His feet,

For the Conqueror has risen!

And as the stone is rolled away,

And Christ emerges from the grave,

This victory march continues till the day

Every eye and heart shall see Him.


Verse 4

So Spirit come

Put strength in every stride,

Give grace for every hurdle,

That we may run

With faith to win the prize

Of a servant good and faithful.

As saints of old still line the way,

Retelling triumphs of His grace,

We hear their calls and hunger for the day

When with Christ we stand in glory.

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