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Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears, | |||
And gird the gospel armor on, | And gird the gospel armor on, | ||
March to the gates of endless joy, | March to the gates of endless joy, | ||
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Eternal chains confine him down | Eternal chains confine him down | ||
To fiery deeps and endless night. | To fiery deeps and endless night. | ||
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What though thine inward lusts rebel, | What though thine inward lusts rebel, | ||
'Tis but a struggling gasp for life; | 'Tis but a struggling gasp for life; | ||
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While all the armies of the skies | While all the armies of the skies | ||
Join in my glorious Leader's praise. | Join in my glorious Leader's praise. | ||
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-02-10). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 39 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval note edition. Holden published this work in 1803 with the first stanza of Watts' hymn in the first part in G, and half of the second stanza in a second part in E minor. I repeated the second part with the rest of stanza 2, and placed stanzas 3-4 and 5-6 in like manner below.
General Information
Title: Gospel Armor
First Line: Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Isaac Watts
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1803
Description: Published in The Charlestown Collection, 1803, p. 26. Words by Isaac Watts, 1709, his Hymn 77 of Book 2.
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Original text and translations
English text
Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears, |
What though thine inward lusts rebel, |
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