Rise up, O men of God!
War now is our chief thing
Be done with trinkets that will pass
And Fight for our great King
Rise up, O men of God!
Your families look to you
For training so they too can fight
For all that’s dear and true
Rise up, O men of God
The Church now needs it’s men
To cast out those who mar Christ’s name
And to lead to Victory’s end
Rise-up, O men of God
Now is no time for peace
The Battle must be joined by all
Our warring must increase
Rise up, O men of God!
Have done with lesser things.
Give heart and mind and soul and strength
to serve the King of kings.
(Vs. 1-4 BLM; final verse is from the original Hymn)
Oh, this is superb. Our people need hymns for our faith and for our cause and for our sense of identity and unity in Christ. Thank you for posting this. I’ve been noodling with a hymn for a few years, but am not yet satisfied with it. I’ve got the lyrics finished, and the melody. What I need is someone with a background in arranging who can flesh it out with SATB parts, etc.
Again, thank you for this! My wife and I will sing it to the old tune on Sunday.
It is I who should thank you Mr. MacPherson. Your blog post on sorrow in the world was magnificent and providentially came at just the right time.
Thank you for your kind words.