Hymnal for Church and Home ‎#224

224. My Soul Be On Thy Guard

1 My soul be on thy guard;
Ten thousand foes arise,
And hosts of sin are pressing hard,
To draw thee from the skies.

2 Oh, watch, and fight, and pray,
The battle ne'er give o'er;
Renew it boldly ev'ry day,
And help divine implore.

3 Ne'er think the vict'ry won,
Nor once at ease sit down;
Thine arduous work will not be done,
Till thou receive thy crown.

4 Fight on, my soul, till death
Shall bring thee to thy God;
He'll take thee at thy parting breath,
To His divine abode.

Text Information

• First Line: My soul be on thy guard
• Title: My Soul Be On Thy Guard
• Author: George Heath (1781)
• Meter: 6, 6, 8, 6.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1927
• Topic: Following Christ

Tune Information

• Name: [My soul, be on thy guard]
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1830)
• Key: C Major