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SDA Hymnal 610

Stand Like the Brave

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1O Christian, awake! 'tis the Master's command;
With helmet and shield, and a sword in thy hand,
To meet the bold tempter, go, fearlessly go,
Then stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.

RefrainStand like the brave,
stand like the brave,
Stand like the brave,
with thy face to the foe.

2The cause of thy Master with vigor defend;
Be watchful, be zealous, and fight to the end;
Wherever he leads thee, go, valiantly go,
Then stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.

3Press on, never doubting, thy Captain is near,
With grace to supply, and with comfort to cheer;
His love, like a stream in the desert will flow;
Then stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.

Words
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Music
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Tune
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Meter
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Scripture
Ephesians 6:11-17; 1 Corinthians 16:13; 2 Timothy 2:3

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The verse

Meter
11.11.11.11
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 39% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
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Verse 1

O Christian, awake! 'tis the Master's command;˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘/11A
With helmet and shield, and a sword in thy hand,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘//11A
To meet the bold tempter, go, fearlessly go,˘/˘//˘//˘˘/11B
Then stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.///˘/˘//˘˘/11B

Verse 2

The cause of thy Master with vigor defend;˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘/11A
Be watchful, be zealous, and fight to the end;˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
Wherever he leads thee, go, valiantly go,˘/˘˘////˘˘/11B
Then stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.///˘/˘//˘˘/11B

Verse 3

Press on, never doubting, thy Captain is near,/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/11A
With grace to supply, and with comfort to cheer;˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
His love, like a stream in the desert will flow;˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘/11B
Then stand like the brave, with thy face to the foe.///˘/˘//˘˘/11B

Refrain

Stand like the brave,//˘/4A
stand like the brave,//˘/4A
Stand like the brave,//˘/4A
with thy face to the foe.˘//˘˘/6B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.