The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#449

449. My Soul, Be on Thy Guard

1 My soul, be on thy guard;
Ten thousand foes arise,
The 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 lay thine armor down;
Thine arduous work will not be done
Till thou obtain 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: My soul, be on thy guard
• Title: My Soul, Be on Thy Guard
• Author: George Heath (1781)
• Meter: S.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  1 Thessalonians 5:6
• Topic: Sanctification (The Christian Life): Christian Warfare

Tune Information

• Name: SCHUMANN
• Meter: S.M.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: "Cantica Laudis," Boston, 1850