The Battle
by Russell Kelfer
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Oh the heat of the battle,
Oh the depth of the fray;
And oh the subtle, sly attacks
Satan sends our way.
We’re not watching from life’s grandstands,
We’re not viewing from afar;
We’re engaged in mortal conflict,
We’re engaged in brutal war.
All about us, shells are flying,
Bombs are dropping on each side;
Frantic, then we panic, crying,
“Where’s our place to hide?”
Battles so intense as this
Call for a victor’s song;
With such eternal things at stake,
Must not God’s men be strong?
Must not God’s men be Samsons,
Fueled with awesome power?
Must not we but learn to stand
In conflict’s testing hour?
Yea, the enemy will flail us
With all the powers of hell,
But are not we, in Christ, to stand
When e’er we see the Jordan swell?
Here he comes, Beloved,
Just remember your call.
Clothe yourself in the strength of God,
And do not move at all.
As His strength becomes your strength,
And you, God’s Samson be,
Satan has no other choice,
He simply has to flee.
Be strong in the Lord, Beloved,
Clothed in His armor, stand.
Be strong in the Lord, Beloved,
And you WILL possess the land.
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