About this song
About this song
This song belongs to the Ephesians collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.
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- Ephesians
[Household]
Children obey and fathers do not provoke,
Servants and masters stand under one Lord.
No threat and no rank escapes heaven's sight,
The battle ahead is not flesh against flesh.
[Summons]
Be strong in the Lord and the power of His might,
Put on the whole armor and stand in the fight.
Not wrestling with blood, not hatred of men,
But powers of darkness and spiritual sin.
[Chorus]
Put on the whole armour of God,
That ye may stand in the evil day.
Truth round the waist and righteousness guarded,
Feet carrying peace on the dangerous way.
Put on the whole armour of God,
And having done all, still stand.
[Verse II]
Above all take faith as a shield in the flame,
Quenching the darts that accuse and inflame.
Salvation the helmet, the Spirit's own sword,
The word of God held, not violence adored.
[Prayer Bridge]
Praying always with watchfulness strong,
For all of the saints through the night stretching long.
And pray for the prisoner, ambassador bound,
That boldness may open his mouth with the sound.
[Final Chorus]
Put on the whole armour of God,
Not costume, not fantasy, not human rage.
Truth, righteousness, gospel, faith, salvation, word,
And prayer make the church ready to stand.
[Coda]
The ambassador wore chains,
Yet asked for boldness to speak.
Named in this songArmour of God
About the passage
Ephesians 6: The armor ends with an ambassador in chains
The Book of Ephesians finishes by moving from household relationships to spiritual conflict and then back to named people and greetings. Children are addressed directly, while fathers are commanded not to provoke them. Enslaved people are told to render service before Christ, and masters are told to stop threatening because they also answer to a Master who shows no partiality. The armor section then sounds martial while sharply limiting what that imagery can mean. The struggle is "not against flesh and blood," the repeated command is to stand, and the equipment includes truth, righteousness, faith, salvation, God's word, and a gospel of peace. Prayer keeps the armored community dependent, and Paul asks for boldness as an "ambassador in bonds." Tychicus then carries the unwritten personal news. The letter ends not with conflict but with peace, love with faith, and grace.
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