Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Warfare and Pilgrimage

O army of the living God

  • No. 595
  • Words Anon.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

O army of the living God,Why sink your souls desponding down?Why tremble at the oppressor's rod?Why cower beneath the spoiler's frown?

2

O soldiers in the war-worn host,Go forth in courage and in faith:In Christ, your Captain, ye may boast;He rules the world and conquers death.

3

Go forth, and mingle in the strifeWhich God commands, which Christ approves;Go struggle for eternal life,And all the joys the Christian loves.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «595» (large) in the right column of p. 193, under «Anna L. Barbauld.» of hymn 594, with the italic reference line «223, 19, 104.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 223, 19 or 104) beside the number; three stanzas, numbered «1», «2», «3» (no period; written «1.» … here as in the other deliveries of this book), lines 2 and 4 of each stanza indented; «Anon.» in italics after stanza 3, at the foot of the right column. The word «ARMY» after «O» is set in small capitals; written in ordinary type here. Stanza 3, line 2 runs over the column width and its last word «approves;» stands alone on the next printed line: joined here as one verse line. The print sets a thin space before «?», «:» and «;» («rod ?», «frown ?», «faith :», «boast ;», «approves ;»); it is closed up here. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., like the tunes referred to). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Warfare and Pilgrimage · No. 595 · printed page 193
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01