Soldiers of Christ, Arise | |
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Genre | Hymn |
Written | 1749 |
Text | Charles Wesley |
Based on | Ephesians 6:10-18 |
Meter | 6.6.8.6 |
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]