![]() ![]() Although some decry the warlike imagery, the spiritual battle that Christians must fight is very real. The challenge of "Stand Up for Jesus" is proclaimed through the military metaphors Paul uses in Ephesians 6:10-18. The Psalter Hymnal follows the custom of most hymnals of including the original stanzas 1, 3, 4, and 6 with updated language. The six-stanza text was first distributed in leaflet form and then was published in The Church Psalmist (1859). Tyng replied, 'Tell them to stand up for Jesus!" At Tyng's memorial service on April 25, 1858, Duffield preached on Ephesians 6:14 and concluded his sermon by reading his new hymn text, "Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus." Several lines in that original text referred to Tyng's words and ministry. At Tyng's deathbed, caused by a farm accident in which he lost an arm, Duffield and others asked if he had any final message. His work spearheaded an evangelical revival in Philadelphia early in 1858. Ousted from his own congregation for his strong anti-slavery stance, Tyng preached to large crowds in weekday meetings sponsored by the YMCA. Bloomfield, NJ, 1888), was inspired to write this text after hearing the dying words of a Presbyterian colleague, Dudley A. ![]()
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