Soldiers of Christ, Arise

Soldiers of Christ, Arise
Charles Wesley
GenreHymn
Written1749
TextCharles Wesley
Based onEphesians 6:10-18
Meter6.6.8.6
Melody"Diademata" by George Job Elvey; "From Strength to Strength" by Edward Woodall Naylor

"Soldiers of Christ, Arise" is an 18th-century English hymn. The words were written by Charles Wesley (1707–1788),[1] and the first line ("Soldiers of Christ, arise, and put your armour on") refers to the armour of God in Ephesians 6:10–18.[2][3]

  1. ^ The Cyber Hymnal: Soldiers of Christ, Arise. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  2. ^ Ephesians 6:10–18, NIV (BibleGateway).
  3. ^ Wolffe, John (1994). God and Greater Britain: Religion and national life in Britain and Ireland, 1843–1945, Routledge, ISBN 0-415-03570-8, p. 227.

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