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My Soul, Be on Thy Guard

The same words as 2 hymnals printed them. Pick two versions to see every change between them: words added, dropped or altered, and verses left out.

2 words changed · 1 stanza only in SDA Hymnal #605

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Verse 1

My soul, be on thy guard!
Ten thousand foes arise;

The hosts of sin are pressing hard

To draw thee from the skies.

Verse 1

Oh! watch, and fight, and pray!
The battle ne'er give o'er;
Renew it boldly every day,
And help divine implore.

Verse 2

O watch, and fight, and pray!
The battle ne'er give o'er;
Renew it boldly every day,
And help divine implore.

Verse 2

Ne'er think the victory won,
Nor lay thine armor down;
Thy arduous task will not be done
Till thou obtain thy crown.

Verse 3

Ne'er think the victory won,
Nor lay thine armor down;
Thy arduous task will not be done
Till thou obtain the crown.

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