1. Rise! To arms! With prayer employ you,
   O Christians, lest the Foe destroy you,
   For Satan has designed your fall.
   Wield God’s Word, the weapon glorious,
   Against all foes be thus victorious,
   For God protects you from them all.
   Fear not the hordes of hell,
   Here is Immanuel.
   Sing Hosanna!
   The strong ones yield
   To Christ our Shield,
   And we, the victors, hold the field.

2. Cast afar this world’s vain pleasures
   And boldly strive for heav’nly treasures.
   Be steadfast in the Savior’s might.
   Trust the Lord, who stands beside you,
   For Jesus from all harm will hide you.
   By faith you conquer in the fight.
   Take courage, weary soul!
   Look forward to the goal!
   Joy awaits you.
   The race well run,
   Your long war won,
   Your crown shines splendid as the sun.

3. Wisely fight, for time is fleeting,
   The hours of grace are fast retreating;
   Short, short is this our earthly way.
   When the Lord the dead will waken,
   The world by fear of Christ be shaken,
   Then we with joy will greet that day.
   Praise God, we’re reconciled!
   Though by the world reviled
   Only briefly,
   God’s own dear Son
   Hath for us won
   And kept in store a glorious crown.

4. Jesus, all Thy children cherish
   And keep them that they never perish
   Whom Thou hast purchased with Thy blood.
   Let new life to us be given
   That we may look to Thee in heaven
   Whenever fearful is our mood.
   Thy Spirit on us pour
   That we may love Thee more,
   Hearts o’erflowing;
   And then will we
   Be true to Thee
   In death and life eternally.

Rüstet euch, ihr Christenleute
Wilhelm Erasmus Arends, 1714
Tr. John M. Sloan, 1865, alt.
Source: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, No. 444, alt.