it used to be a distant call

It used to be a distant call
Thought to be for some
but never all
Now our wounded lay on
every side
Now this call to arms
can t be denied

The enemy will tremble
As young and old assemble
A mighty army up in arms

Armed and dangerous
God s enemies will scatter
Armed and dangerous
We ll see the darkness shatter
His armor is worth its weight
No weapon can penetrate
Armed and dangerous
We re ready to storm the gate

We re not so tough on our own
Not one can even stand all alone
Just a rag tag army at its best
We sometimes even fail
the smallest test
But through this tribulation
There comes a transformation
We don the armor of our King


Stand
Up against the flood
Stand
Covered by his blood
We are the standard he has raised
Stand
Earnestly contend
Stand
To the very end
We ve only just begun to fight