[Christian, rouse thee! war is raging]

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[Christian, rouse thee! war is raging]

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Tune Information

Title:	[Christian, rouse thee! war is raging]
Meter:	8.8.8.5 D with refrain
Incipit:	17671 23143 21767
Key:	G Major
Source:	Welsh melody, pub. 1784;March of the Men of Harlech
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Texts

Christian Rouse Thee

Soldier, rouse thee! War is raging,
God and fiends are battle waging—
Every ransomed pow’r engaging,
Break the tempter’s spell.
Dare ye still lie fondly dreaming,
Wrapt in ease and worldly scheming,
While the multitudes are streaming
Downwards into hell?

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Notes

The first four lines of this tune constitute the Common Metre hymn tune HARLECH; a transcription of the melody and the most commonly found English lyrics of the martial folk tune are given in the Digital Tradition: MEN OF HARLECH (a Welsh text and translation are here).

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