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The Pilgrim's Psalm
Language: English 
I will put on the whole arm our of light 
that I may be able to stand in the evil day.
The shield of faith, the helmet of salvation,
the breastplate of righteousness, the sword of the spirit.
God girdeth me with strength of war and maketh my way perfect.
Yea, I will smite mine enemies, they shall not be able to stand, 
but fall under my feet.
Blest be the Lord my strength that teacheth my hands 
to war and my fingers to fight,
my hope and my fortress, my castle and my deliverer,
my defence in whom I trust.
I will not be afraid of the terror by night, 
nor for the arrow that flieth by day,
for thou, Lord art my hope,
Thou hast set my house of defence very high.
I will go forward valiant in fight, 
and put to flight the armies of evil.
He that overcometh shall inherit all things.

Text Authorship:

  • by Bible or other Sacred Texts , adapted from the Epistles of St. Paul and the Book of Psalms [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958), "The Pilgrim's Psalm", from Pilgrim's Progress, no. 3. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller

This text was added to the website: 2005-09-02
Line count: 18
Word count: 156

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