Verse 1
O Men of God, Arise! the
Lord
Has given thee in His wondrous [Word
Great promises of mighty signs
To ratify the sacred lines
Of His Salvation’s perfect plan
As thou dost preach to fallen man.
Verse 2
If He, the Lord of Glory, need
Arresting sign and glowing deed
Credentials of Messiahship
Thy helpless hand and faltering lip
Must surely share an equal flame
To blazon forth Messiah’s Name!
Verse 3
These signs shall follow them, He
saith,
Who speak His word in simple (faith
They shall with heaven’s authority
Bid foul tormenting spirits flee;
They shall in other tongues speak things
Beyond the range of finite wings
Verse 4
(So spake they after Pentecost
High mysteries of the Holy Ghost):
They shall the fearsome serpent tame,
And bind its venom in His Name:
If any deadly thing they take
It shall not hurt them, for His sake;
Verse 5
Upon the sick they shall lay hands.
Who shall arise from satan’s bands,
Leaving their fer’rous beds of pain
To leap like youngling hearts again.
O men of God! These signs must [be
As Christ’s authority to thee!
Verse 6
There is no other way! The word
Not heav’n confirmed must fall un-
heard,
For wondrous act and mighty sign
Are still the Saviour’s own design
To wing His message to each heart,
And bid the pow’rs of hell depart.
Harold Horton