The phrase "sword" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
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...Receive the helmet of salvation
And the sword of the Spirit,
Receive the helmet of salvation...
Receive the helmet of salvation
And the sword of the Spirit,
Receive the helmet of salvation
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Gird on the sword and armor,
Go raise the banner high,...
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Gird on the sword and armor,
Go raise the banner high,
...As we march against the foe?
With the sword of the Lord and of Gideon,
With the sword of the Lord and of Gideon,...
As we march against the foe?
With the sword of the Lord and of Gideon,
With the sword of the Lord and of Gideon,
...All I want for life or pleasure,
Food and medicine, shield and sword:
Let the world account me poor,...
All I want for life or pleasure,
Food and medicine, shield and sword:
Let the world account me poor,
...Years are coming—speed them onward!
When the sword shall gather rust,
And the helmet, lance and falchion,...
Years are coming—speed them onward!
When the sword shall gather rust,
And the helmet, lance and falchion,
...We’ll love thee more and more;
Be thou our life, our strength, our sword,
’Till earthly strife is o’er....
We’ll love thee more and more;
Be thou our life, our strength, our sword,
’Till earthly strife is o’er.
...Hark! the sound of battle near,
Take the sword thy Lord hath giv’n thee,
Word of truth forever dear....
Hark! the sound of battle near,
Take the sword thy Lord hath giv’n thee,
Word of truth forever dear.
...Hail, mighty Jesus! how divine
Is Thy victorious sword!
The stoutest rebel must resign...
Hail, mighty Jesus! how divine
Is Thy victorious sword!
The stoutest rebel must resign
...Hand unarmed and naked brow;
Musket, lance, and sheathèd sword
At Thy feet we lay, O Lord!...
Hand unarmed and naked brow;
Musket, lance, and sheathèd sword
At Thy feet we lay, O Lord!
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You come to me with a sword and a spear,
But I come to you in the name of the God of the ranks of Israel,...
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You come to me with a sword and a spear,
But I come to you in the name of the God of the ranks of Israel,
...Thou hast but to trust and obey.
The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon
Is just as effective today, hallelujah!...
Thou hast but to trust and obey.
The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon
Is just as effective today, hallelujah!
...Fresh laurels in the fray.
For freedom wield the sword of might,
And cut the bands that bind;...
Fresh laurels in the fray.
For freedom wield the sword of might,
And cut the bands that bind;
...Is living and operative, operative,
And sharper than any two-edged sword,
And piercing even to the...
Is living and operative, operative,
And sharper than any two-edged sword,
And piercing even to the
...Fear not the foe, thou flock of God,
Fear not the sword, the spear, the rod,
Fear not the foe!...
Fear not the foe, thou flock of God,
Fear not the sword, the spear, the rod,
Fear not the foe!
...A song that shall conquer evil
And shatter the spear and sword,
And shatter the spear and sword....
A song that shall conquer evil
And shatter the spear and sword,
And shatter the spear and sword.
...As power decays or grows.
Earth’s but an atom: greedy swords
Carve it amongst a thousand lords,...
As power decays or grows.
Earth’s but an atom: greedy swords
Carve it amongst a thousand lords,
...That sin may be forgiven,
Wakes, and turns His righteous sword
Against the Man from Heaven!...
That sin may be forgiven,
Wakes, and turns His righteous sword
Against the Man from Heaven!
...Where Thou Thyself wilt come.
Gird each one with the Spirit’s sword,
The sword of Thine own deathless word;...
Where Thou Thyself wilt come.
Gird each one with the Spirit’s sword,
The sword of Thine own deathless word;
...Where Thou Thyself wilt come.
Gird each one with the Spirit’s sword,
The sword of Thine own deathless word;...
Where Thou Thyself wilt come.
Gird each one with the Spirit’s sword,
The sword of Thine own deathless word;
...If we fight in the strength of the King;
With the sword of the Spirit, we know,
We sinners to Jesus will bring....
If we fight in the strength of the King;
With the sword of the Spirit, we know,
We sinners to Jesus will bring.
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