Capo 7
Verse 1DGCDGCDG
O Church, arise And put your armor on Hear the call of Christ, our Captain
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For now the weak can say that they are strong In the strength that God has given
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With shields of faith and belt of truth we’ll stand against the devil’s lies
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An army bold whose battle cry is love reaching out to those in darkness
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Our call to war to love the captive soul but to rage against the captor
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and with the sword that makes the wounded whole we will fight with faith and valor
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when faced with trials on every side we know the outcome is secure
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and Christ will have the prize for which he died and inheritance of nations
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Come see the cross where love and mercy meet as the Son of God is stricken
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then see his foes lie crushed beneath his feet for the Conquer has risen
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and as the stone is rolled away and Christ emerges from the grave
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this victory march continues till the day every eye and heart shall see him
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So Spirit, come put strength in every stride give grace for every hurdle
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that we may run with faith to win the prize of a servant good and faithful
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as saints of old still line the way retelling triumphs of his grace
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we hear their calls and hunger for the day when with Christ we stand in glory
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