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SDAH 610
O Christian, awake! ’tis the Master’s command;
With helmet and shield, and a sword in thy hand,
To meet the bold tempter, go, fearlessly go,
Then stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.
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Frances Jane Crosby (1820-1915; see Biographies) has used several scriptures in these challenging words, particularly, Romans 13:11 and Ephesians 6:11-17.
The tune, named STAND LIKE THE BRAVE in Church Hymnal, 1941, was a joint effort by William Batchelder Bradbury (1816-1868; see Biographies) and Philip Phillips (1834-1895). The latter was a gospel singer known as the “singing pilgrim” because of his peddling of songs from place to place, and singing them to his own accompaniment on a melodeon. Both words and music were written before 1886, for the hymn appears Hymns and Tunes.
📖 Reference: Companion to the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal by Wayne Hooper and Edward E. White. Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1988.
Text
1
O Christian, awake! ’tis the Master’s command;
With helmet and shield, and a sword in thy hand,
To meet the bold tempter, go, fearlessly go,
Then stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.
Refrain
Stand like the brave, stand like the brave,
Stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.
2
The cause of thy Master with vigor defend;
Be watchful, be zealous, and fight to the end;
Wherever He leads thee, go, valiantly go,
Then stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.
3
Press on, never doubting, thy Captain is near,
With grace to supply, and with comfort to cheer;
His love, like a stream in the desert will flow;
Then stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Eph 6:14, 16 (b) Eph 6:12 (c) Mark 13:37 (d) Isa 35:6 (r) Jos 7:8
Author
Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915)
Metrical Number
11.11.11.11.Ref.
Composer
W.B. Bradbury (1816-1868) and
Philip Phillips (184-1895)
