Timeless Truths ‎#233

233. 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 every 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 hast got the crown.

4 Fight on, my soul, till death
Shall bring thee to thy God;
He’ll take thee at thy parting breath
Up to His blest 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
• Scripture:
  1 Peter 5:8
• Topic: Exhortation
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/My_Soul_Be_on_Thy_Guard); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (302); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (556)

Tune Information

• Name: LABAN
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1830)
• Meter: 6.6.8.6
• Key: C Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/My_Soul_Be_on_Thy_Guard); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (302); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (556)