Once Pledged by the Cross

Once pledged by the cross

As child­ren of God

To tread in the steps

Your cap­tain has trod

Now

sealed by the Spir­it

Of wis­dom and might

Go for­ward

Christ’s sol­diers

Go for­ward and fight!

Your wea­pons of war

Are sent from above

The Spir­it’s good sword

The breast­plate of love;

Your feet with the Gos­pel

Of peace be well shod;

Put on the whole ar­mor

The ar­mor of God.

Full well do ye know

The foe must be met

Full well do ye feel

That Sa­tan has set

His pow­ers of dark­ness

In bat­tle ar­ray;

But those who are for you

Are strong­er than they.

The fight may be long

But tri­umph is sure

And rest comes at last

To those who en­dure;

The rest that re­main­eth

The vic­to­ry won

And—dear­er than all things—

Your cap­tain’s Well done.

Then

on to the fight

’Gainst sin and the world

Stand fast in His strength

His ban­ner un­furled;

And

sealed by the Spir­it

Of wis­dom and might

Go for­ward

Christ’s sol­diers

Go for­ward and fight.