The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1777

1777. Gird on the Royal Armor

1. Gird on the royal armor,
Go forth in Jesus’ name;
To those who sit in darkness
The Light of Life proclaim.

Refrain
Gird on the royal armor,
That we the foe may face;
And trusting our commander,
Be victors through His grace.

2. Lift up the royal standard,
Go forth our cause to win,
With helmet, shield and buckler,
Against the hosts of sin. [Refrain]

3. With righteousness our breastplate,
The Spirit’s sword in hand,
Still conquering and to conquer,
Press on at God’s command. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Gird on the royal armor
• Title: Gird on the Royal Armor
• Author: Fanny Crosby (1893)
• Refrain First Line: Gird on the royal armor
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Language: English
• Source: Junior Christian Endeavor Songs, by Ira Sankey, John Willis Baer & William Shaw (Boston, Massachusetts: United Society of Christian Endeavor, 1893), number 2
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Some hymnals show the author as Grace Frances, one of Fanny's pseudonyms.

Tune Information

• Name: ARMOR
• Composer: Hubert Platt Main
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Incipit: 51532 11234 54332
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Public Domain