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Text:My Soul, Be on Thy Guard
Author:George Heath, 1780-1822
Tune:LABAN
Composer:Lowell Mason, 1792-1872

409. 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 O 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 victory won,
Nor lay thine armor down;
The work of faith will not be done
Till thou obtain the 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, 1780-1822
Language: English
Publication Date: 1957
Topic: Conflict; The Christian Way of Life: Loyalty and Courage
Tune Information
Name: LABAN
Composer: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
Key: C Major



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