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Text:Be on Thy Guard
Author:George Heath
Tune:LABAN
Composer:Lowell Mason

788. 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. O 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;
Thy arduous task will not be done
Till thou obtain the crown.

Text Information
First Line: My soul, be on thy guard!
Title: Be on Thy Guard
Author: George Heath
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: Christ: Warfare and Victory; Living His Life: Warfare and Victory
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: LABAN
Composer: Lowell Mason
Meter: S. M.
Key: C Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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