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On to victory!We’ve gathered for the holy fightin the power of God’s name.He makes us fit for battle,gives us the Spirit’s holy flame.The Spirit rouses heart and souland drives us on toward his goal,so praise him: Hallelujah!Our hope is in the Lord alone,who leads to victory at length.And thus, to overcome the Foe,to God we must give all our strength.For when we vanquish Satan’s might,the Lord himself has won the fight,so praise him: Hallelujah!The Spirit shall ignite our zealfor each new battle with his fireand draw together all who fight,and fan their flames of courage higher.Thus shall we slay the Enemy,armed by the Lord for victory,so praise him: Hallelujah!In 1899, at sixteen, Eberhard experienced a life-changing conversion. Ashis early poems show, however, he was just as concerned with the salvationof those around him. At first forming a small Bible study group with fellowhigh school students, he soon became involved with the Salvation Army,whom he had long admired. By 1903 he was speaking at their meetings, distributingtheir newspaper, and even preaching in the streets.God fills us with triumphant joy,for boundless victory is ours.He lets us snatch the devil’s preyto safety from hell’s evil powers.So we shall stand and fight till death,steadfast and loyal to our last breath,and praise him: Hallelujah!Breslau, February 26, 1903P O E M S & R H Y M E D P R A Y E R S:E B E R H A R D A R N O L D 5
How Jesus loves you! For your sakehe died upon the cross.He will forgive you, for he soughtyou when you were still lost.Refrain:O sinner, come to Christ today.He’ll save you from distress.He wants to bless you here and nowwith perfect happiness.You know that you can find no peace.Your heart is weighted down.But it was you who chose this hell,to sin were gladly bound.Why do you linger, holding back?Should you not rather haste?He waits for you with open armsto make you richly blest.Breslau, February 1903Remembering her father speaking at open-air revival meetings on theDölauer Heide (near Halle) in 1914, Eberhard’s oldest daughter Emi-Margret writes (1980): “Sometimes Papa suggested songs he himself hadwritten. He would read out a verse, and then everyone would sing it to awell-known tune, and then he would have it repeated with variations: ‘Oncemore! Now just the men! Now the women! Now all together!’” About thisparticular song, Emi-Margret writes, “The last verse especially was sung againand again. We did not sing this song in later years, but it made a deep impressionon me. I wanted so badly to be completely pure, and again and againsomething happened that spoiled this.”From my heart to GodWhen, O when, will my heart be madepure, truly pure?Would by his blood that I could bepure, truly pure!How I am pained by weakness and sin,how my heart cries to be holy within!Filled with great longing I shout to heaven:pure, make me pure!Wash me clean, dear Savior, today:clean, truly clean!Open my heart to your will, I pray –clean, truly clean!Give me a strong, burning love to the Lord,love that rejoices to do what is hard.Lord, make my life shine for you like a star:make it truly clean!Jesus will cleanse you; he’s heard your plea:pure, truly pure!Saved through his blood today you can bepure, truly pure!Cast yourself down at the feet of your king,shout out in faith, and triumphantly sing.You shall be made, by sheer grace, through him,pure, truly pure!Breslau, March 1903P O E M S & R H Y M E D P R A Y E R S:E B E R H A R D A R N O L D 6
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Page 17 and 18: Rescue them!Lord, the souls we brin
Page 19 and 20: With faith for each soul,I trust an
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Page 23 and 24: JesusHow long hast thou been callin
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Page 29 and 30: To EmmyEmmy, sweetest gift of love:
Page 31 and 32: Struggle and victoryAround us in pi
Page 33 and 34: Love and truthThe world is full of
Page 35 and 36: Pure joyPeace and joy and jubilatio
Page 37 and 38: To battle!God in holy love has buil
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Page 41 and 42: Yours one yearTwelve most eventful
Page 43 and 44: RosesSo beautiful and fragrant that
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Page 47 and 48: Newly revealed, the Wordshines out
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Page 51 and 52: Silent devotions.From treetops tall
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The trampling of night’s warring
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The SchlernCliffs are clamoring, ro
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Through deadly peril sailing,driven
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To live is to suffer,for death is l
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I. DeathWe’ll meet once againin s
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We are so base and rotten -so often
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The darkness has departed,and night
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United at last, we are at last made
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Through struggle and loss,death and
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The powers of wrath and darkness ra
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PrayerLord, my only Lord!I am yours
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