In the warfare that is raging
For the truth and for the right,
When the conflict fierce is raging
With the powers of the night,
God needs people brave and true;
May He then depend on you?
See, they come on sable pinions,
Come in strong Satanic might,
Powers come and dark dominions
From the regions of the night.
God requires the brave and true;
May He then depend on you? [Refrain]
From His throne the Father sees us;
Angels help us to prevail;
And our leader true is Jesus,
And we shall not, cannot fail.
Triumph crowns the brave and true;
May the Lord depend on you? [Refrain]
Refrain:
May the Lord depend on you?
Loyalty is but His due;
Say, O spirit brave and true,
That He may depend on you!
William C. Martin, 1878
Read 2 Timothy 2:3-4
This hymn is a little more obscure than some of the others but it asks a poignant question. The battle is real. To deny that would be to deny not only what is happening in the culture around us but Scripture itself. Will we engage? Will we fight? Will we stand by and hope someone else picks up the slack? That’s a hard question. But it requires an answer. How will you respond?