Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Battle Hymn




With hearts groaning with prayer for those caught in the evils of war
this poem became an outpouring for all of us 
in the battle against right and wrong!





The battle between wrong and right
Is constant and acute
We need the Lord’s armor to fight
And bear the Spirit’s fruit

Mankind is prone to selfish pride
To rebel to God’s rule
To win the fight we must decide
To be wise or a fool

To despise wisdom’s Holy Grail
Is to embrace deceit
No matter what fools boast or hail
Their end will be defeat

Only by the kind grace of God
And for His glory we
By faith and with feet gospel-shod
Will win the victory

Take heart; Truth cannot be undone
The fight that faith affords
Bids us take up our cross and run
The battle is the Lord’s

Hold fast to the sound words of He
Who does not change or fail
For the Lord’s honour and glory
His army will prevail

In the name of the Lord we pray
In His Name we are strong
In His Name we approach the day
Of everlasting song

Lay down thy sword; take up the cross
Beyond this world’s façade
Though what may now appear as loss
Is the glory of God

Follow the way He has prepared
A Banquet has been spread
To honor He who was not spared
But crushed the Serpent’s head

Earth’s suffering is not in vain
But the sacred prelude
To Triumph’s everlasting reign
And enemy subdued

© Janet Martin

Eph.6:10-20

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
  11Put on the whole armor of God, 
that you may be able to stand against the [b]wiles of the devil. 
12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
 against powers, against the rulers of [c]the darkness of this age,
 against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 
13Therefore take up the whole armor of God, 
that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, 
and having done all, to stand.

14Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth,
 having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 
15and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
  16above all, taking the shield of faith with which you 
will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 
17And take the helmet of salvation, 
and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
  18praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit,
 being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— 
19and for me, that utterance may be given to me, 
that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,
  20for which I am an ambassador in chains; 
that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.










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