The Pillars of the Nave: Joshua

By Jericho's doom'd towers who stands on high,
With helmet, spear, and glittering panoply?
"The Christian soldier, like a gleaming star,
" Train'd in the wilderness to iron war."
Take off thy shoes, thy promis'd land is found,
The place thou standest on is holy ground.

" Take Thou the shield and buckler, stop the way
" Against mine enemies ! be Thou my stay ! "
I am thy rock, thy castle ; I am He
Whose feet have dried up the Egyptian sea :
Fear not, for I am with thee ; put on might ;
'Gainst thrones and powers of darkness is the fight.
" I go, if Thou go with me ; ope the skies,
" And lend me Heaven-attemper'd armories."
Gird Truth about thee for thy mailed dress,'
And for thy breastplate put on Righteousness ;
For sandals, beauteous Peace ; and for thy sword
The two-edg'd might of God's unfailing word ;
Make golden Hope thy helmet : on, and strive : —
He that o'ercometh in those courts shall live,
Whose crystal floor by heavenly shapes is trod,
" A pillar in the temple of my God."