Arise! Awake!
The battle cry has sounded!
Hear now the trumpet’s clarion calls,
that echo o’er mountain, field, and falls,
Let evil fly confounded!
To arms! To arms!
Our King has called us forth!
Commands us darkness to contest,
from East unto the utter West,
from South unto the North!
Tis Time! March forth!
Rise up, gird on thy sword.
As morning rays their glory sing,
let forth thy war cry, echoing.
Come, fight for King and Lord!
Stand firm! Hold fast!
Break now the shadowed flood!
For evil tides now seek to spill
o’er all the lands, to maim and kill.
Let’s thwart their lust for blood!
Forward! Press on!
The darkling shades now flee!
Pierce now the press with sharpened spear,
rise up in hope, abandon fear,
we shall drive them to their knees!
Onward! To Last!
We’ll fight the vile foe!
Though in battle we may fall to death,
we’ll give our King our every breath,
and his kingdom’s glory know!
Are these original writings? If so, nice work man!
ReplyDeleteThis one gave me chills! Great work!
ReplyDeleteQuestion: What made you choose that meter? I love how you've taken the limerick rhyming style and turned it on its head to be such an epic portrayal of your love for Christ.
Well done!
@ Mike: These are all original writings. They may be inspired by something I've read like the one above, which came after I read a book about how it is time to engage our culture in battle, not lie down in despair. However, the actual poem is my own.
ReplyDelete@ Meaghan: I really don't know how the meter came to me. I try to use different meters, but for this one I had the first 2 or 3 lines in my head and just sort of went with it from there.
I'm so glad ya'll enjoyed it!