A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) ‎#314

314. Sleep Not As Do Others

Sleep not, soldier of the cross!
Foes are lurking all around;
Look not here to find repose,
This is but thy battle-ground.

Up! and take thy shield and sword;
Up! it is the call of Heaven;
Shrink not faithless from thy Lord,
Nobly strive as he hath striven.

Break through all the force of ill;
Tread the might of passion down;
Struggle onward, upward still,
To the conquering Saviour’s crown!

Text Information

• First Line: Sleep not, soldier of the cross!
• Title: Sleep Not As Do Others
• Author: Gaskell
• Meter: 7s. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1866

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