Soldiers of Christ, Arise

Soldiers of Christ, Arise
Charles Wesley
GenreHymn
Written1749
TextCharles Wesley
Based onEphesians 6:10-18
Meter6.6.8.6
Melody"Diademata" by George Job Elvey; "From Strength to Strength" by Edward Woodall Naylor

"Soldiers of Christ, Arise" is an 18th-century English hymn. The words were written by Charles Wesley (1707–1788), and the first line ("Soldiers of Christ, arise, and put your armour on") refers to the armour of God in Ephesians 6:10–18.

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