The Sword of the Lord and of Gideon (Burgess)

The Lord said to Gi­de­on: Go for­ward!

For sure­ly I’ll op­en the way;

Though count­less the host that op­pos­es

Thou hast but to trust and ob­ey.

The sword of the Lord

and of Gi­de­on

Is just as ef­fect­ive to­day

hal­le­lu­jah!

As it was when the great host of Mi­di­an

Was van­quished

and fled in dis­may.

His sword nev­er yet lost a bat­tle;

His pro­mis­es nev­er can fail;

O Gi­de­ons

move stea­di­ly for­ward

No mat­ter what foes may as­sail.

Be rea­dy to throw down your pit­cher;

Your lamp hold aloft in your hand;

And blow such a blast on your trum­pet

’Twill ec­ho all ov­er the land.

Sound none but true notes on your trum­pet

As ov­er the road you shall roam;

Till Ga­bri­el’s trump blows the sig­nal

That calls the last Gi­de­on home.