THE BIBLE, THE WORD OF GOD

BY

Laura Lee Christian

Pull your swift and mighty sword,
keep it sharp and ready
in the pages of The Book
you'll find it there and waiting,
the glistening edge will frighten
all evil foes away
and clean your soul and mind
for the great Judgement Day,
it will cut through dark and heavy clouds
until the light of day
shines through with joyful gladness,
making light the load
no matter how long carried.
Then we rise with fervor
with new strength and determined valor
sword in hand, taking our stand
against the hoards of Hell.
Fear not, courageous Christian
the battle has been won
and the Captain of the Lord's hosts
is singing the victory song.
This same sword has been used
by great men of old,
Joshua, Daniel, Moses,
King David, Samuel,
Ezra, Nehemiah,
Jonah and Job,
Isaiah, Elijah, Hosea,
Solomon, Ruth,
Mary and Joseph,
and our Captain King Jesus.
All of them march down the annals of history
with many, many more
I hope that you and I will be there too
to enter the gates of pearl.
The sword that is in our hand
has killed many giants before
and it slays giants yet today
so move on Christian, move on,
with the Bible, the Word of God.