Sunday's Hymn: Lead On, O King Eternal

Lead on, O King eternal,
The day of march has come;
Henceforth in fields of conquest
Thy tents shall be our home:
Through days of preparation
Thy grace has made us strong,
And now, O King eternal,
We lift our battle song.

Lead on, O King eternal,
Till sin’s fierce war shall cease,
And Holiness shall whisper
The sweet amen of peace;
For not with swords loud clashing,
Nor roll of stirring drums,
But deeds of love and mercy,
The heav’nly kingdom comes.

Lead on, O King eternal,
We follow, not with fears;
For gladness breaks like morning
Where’er thy face appears;
Thy cross is lifted o’er us;
We journey in its light:
The crown awaits the conquest;
Lead on, O God of might.

—Ernest W. Shurtleff

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• Day by Day at The Happy Wonderer
• Pleading for Mercy at The Upward Call
• Never Despair at Theology for Girls
• Lord’s Day 5, 2016 at The Thirsty Theologian
• The Second Coming at Tried With Fire
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: B. H. Caroll’s Eulogy at Pyromaniacs

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Sunday's Hymn: Soldiers of Christ, Arise

Soldiers of Christ, arise,
And put your armor on,
Strong in the strength which God supplies
Through his Eternal Son.

Strong in the Lord of hosts,
And in his mighty pow’r,
Who in the strength of Jesus trusts
Is more than conqueror.

Stand then in his great might,
With all his strength endued;
But take, to arm you for the fight,
The panoply of God.

Leave no unguarded place,
No weakness of the soul;
Take ev’ry virtue, ev’ry grace,
And fortify the whole.

To keep your armor bright,
Attend with constant care;
Still walking in your Captain’s sight,
And watching unto prayer.

From strength to strength go on;
Wrestle and fight and pray;
Tread all the pow’rs of darkness down,
And win the well-fought day.

—Charles Wesley

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• All Creatures of Our God and King at Jam and Books
• Rescue the Perishing at The Happy Wonderer
• Ask What I Shall Give Thee at The Upward Call
• Lord’s Day 4, 2016 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Christ the Word at Tried With Fire
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: Spurgeon on “The golden alphabet,” Psalm 119 at Pyromaniacs

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Sunday's Hymn: Am I a Soldier of the Cross

Am I a soldier of the cross,
A foll’wer of the Lamb,
And shall I fear to own his cause,
Or blush to speak his Name?

Must I be carried to the skies
On flow’ry beds of ease,
While others fought to win the prize,
And sailed through bloody seas?

Are there no foes for me to face?
Must I not stem the flood?
Is this vile world a friend to grace,
To help me on to God?

Sure I must fight if I would reign:
Increase my courage, Lord;
I’ll bear the toil, endure the pain,
Supported by thy Word.

Thy saints, in all this glorious war,
Shall conquer, though they die;
They view the triumph from afar,
And seize it with their eye.

When that illustrious day shall rise,
And all thine armies shine
In robes of vict’ry through the skies,
The glory shall be thine.

—Isaac Watts

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• Updated to add: Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It at Jam and Books
• Still Whiter Than Snow at The Happy Wonderer
• David’s Fall at The Upward Call
• Lord’s Day 3, 2016 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Praise and Thanksgiving at Tried With Fire
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: The Samson of divine truth at Pyromaniacs

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