O Church Arise - Keith & Kristyn Getty

"O Church Arise" is a modern hymn by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend. It has the aura of a hymn written three or four hundred years ago, yet it is popular over a wide spectrum of churches today. Its rich lyrics and fitting melody make it perfect for corporate worship. It is theologically sound focusing on the sure hope we have despite our struggles to fight the good fight of faith.
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[@desireelaurelli2278]

beautiful, biblical - points to Christ and exalts Him, what joy to be able to glorify and worship our Lord with such lovely music! (not the repetitious "mantra-like" of many current songs)

[@mH-ze3yt]

There is something powerful - even superior - whenever the Word is the content of the worship lyric; you may or may not have regard for how I feel, my affect, even "my faith"; but the Word is uniquely beautiful and powerful.

[@Deku_04]

In this modern era, indeed that Church must arise for the glory of our God alone! 🍂

[@brennaetheredge5387]

Wow why is everyone arguing so much about "correct" songs to worship to? I thought the "correct" way to worship is always just worshipping in the Spirit of God, looking to Him and celebrating His glory. Just because this song is written well doesn't mean all others are bad or have bad intent.

[@GucciPow]

This is a hymn the Church definitely needs to hear in the harsh time such as these. May the Lord work in this generation to proclaim and live out the love of Christ to the masses.

[@billslater55]

Keith and Kristen are clearly annointed by God. I give pray amd give thanks for them daily. Jesus is Lord. Thank God for the Gettys.

[@paulrubio3918]

What a powerful hymn, speaking to the life of faith in the Church of Christ, what God has done, and what we do in Him

[@nanikdasani4547]

O Church, arise, and put your armour on; Hear the call of Christ our Captain. For now the weak can say that they are strong In the strength that God has given. With shield of faith and belt of truth, We’ll stand against the devil’s lies; An army bold, whose battle-cry is Love, Reaching out to those in darkness. Our call to war, to love the captive soul But to rage against the captor; And with the sword that makes the wounded whole, We will fight with faith and valour. When faced with trials on every side We know the outcome is secure, And Christ will have the prize for which He died, An inheritance of nations. Come see the cross, where love and mercy meet, As the Son of God is stricken; Then see His foes lie crushed beneath His feet, For the Conqueror has risen! And as the stone is rolled away, And Christ emerges from the grave, This victory march continues till the day Every eye and heart shall see Him. So Spirit, come put strength in every stride, Give grace for every hurdle, That we may run with faith to win the prize Of a servant good and faithful. As saints of old still line the way, Retelling triumphs of His grace, We hear their calls and hunger for the day When with Christ we stand in glory.

[@brycepatties]

I really love the final verse of this hymn. I've run a few half marathons, and if you have too, you might also get this picture. But the way they describe "as saints of old still line the way retelling triumphs of His grace" makes me think of race days. Lots of people come out to watch, often with humorous signs of encouragement. That's what I'm picturing with that line - the dearly departed saints encouraging us in our race with the Gospel. And then, when you do finally get to the finish line, Christ is there, and He takes the medal from around His neck and puts it on yours.

[@helenwilliamson8283]

This is powerful music and lyrics. Christ will have the prize for which he died, an inheritance of nations. Praise Him Hallelujah!!!

[@tikuslikus1558]

wow! I love ur words god bless

[@crowleysridgegirl]

The prize for which He died,is us.

[@helenwilliamson8283]

***** yes we are.

[@welshchristian]

Another song from the Gettys that is full of Biblical truth.

[@johnearlwright3509]

Yes I am so thankful for the Getty's allowing us their music and it is all wonderful, Now I look forward to it playing on my computer when I need life in my spirit. When I am down their music brings me up. It has been a while since I played it, actually Christmas was the last time when I was here alone.

[@richardraymond3727]

What a more bibically based song ! And also what an encouragement of saints that has gone on before us !!! Praise the Lord God of Heaven and earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@vickigill7015]

Beautiful. Their songs beautifully proclaim the gospel message.

[@tammybailey1280]

I heard this for the first time tonight at church. It was hard to sing with the big lump in my throat. This was such a beautiful piece. May God continue to grace you. So that you can share more of your wonderful songs!!!!!! God bless you.

[@maryskinner397]

By Faith

[@irishwifeytv2067]

Awesome song.just heard it today in church and i was so moved by the Spirit.thanks so much for the uploads

[@judydolash8832]

This is an awesome song because it speaks the truth of God from Scripture. I love the music also. God bless the Gettys for what they are doing for His kingdom.

[@gracenmercy579]

Beautiful & yet biblical songs elevate my Lord Jesus Christ spirit filled & away from man made music these days.

[@ancientpaths7]

so beautiful! powerful lyrics! Churches should be singing more of this.

[@WasLostButNowAmFound]

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4:24 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.John 17:17

[@scotthutton5645]

So many great bible-based songs by the Getty's! Thank you! Praise the Lord!

[@rockj5567]

i can not wait for the day when jesus call me good and faithful

[@theresevoss7394]

Excellent Message from Phoenix Diocese and a song to match the words for action today!

[@lksdfksdf]

Wonderful hymn. Our grandsons will be singing these hymns. Actually some of the hymns in the hymn book are not much, the Gettys put some the old hymns out of date. But there are the great hymns, that i will always love as well.

[@patricegraham]

I LOVe this song!

[@michellethorne4678]

I love this hynm

[@kathrynfitzgerald7605]

Favorite song! The beginning is amazing!

[@sinnersavedbygracethrufait8933]

Simply beautiful!

[@jamesfrisco8394]

Love this song !!!

[@katherineswarts9416]

One of my favorites!

[@vickianderholt2746]

BEAUTIFUL!

[@KathleenBrooks1]

Really really beautiful! A Clarion Call of sorts! God Bless!

[@theosantos.1448]

I love God! in good time s en in not good time s!:)

[@carolinesampath7578]

Wow, another amazing song. Thank you Getty’s. Such powerful words!

[@jtaforJesus]

Beautiful, Joyful and pouring out with the Love of God. Your songs fill me with glory and hope. Thank you so much!!! I am so blessed with every song you post and I hope your message reaches far and wide spreading His love, peace and joy the world over.

[@rgandblue]

beautiful lyrics, very inspiring.

[@cacti691]

So blessed 😇

[@TheAdakan]

Divinely Done!

[@emmanuelgeffie3684]

wonderful song

[@rhyfelwrDuw]

Keith and Kristyn Getty are phenominal modern hymn writers (along with Stuart Townend) - Biblical and uplifting words :)

[@AndreThompson2000]

Praise God! Thank you Jesus!

[@joycelynepaydoen6778]

powerful song, thank you.

[@thek2fowler]

Great song.

[@JessieJansen61]

what an Angelic voice

[@mrburns91]

especially if you consider that most hymns, including those by Luther, were originally tunes of songs sung in the pub

[@madarakadabalen654]

awesome song...

[@margaretcervern7229]

Awesome Thank You Jesus

[@Val-fl3eg]

Beautiful lyrics

[@wtgm3]

Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for posting it.

[@rhyfelwrDuw]

I love this :D

[@jtaforJesus]

Praise be to the Lord for he has blessed us with your beautiful talent and dedication to spreading his word through song. This is the second time i'm listening, and I am captivated.... as with every song you post. I'm so glad I found you here on KZbin!

[@speak-thetruth]

It is great song, and I wonder why there is lots dislike?

[@Graceunitedfc2012]

Exactly my thought. I first heard this song last week -- the words and the music together are, in my opinion, incredible! Thanks Lord, for the gifts and talents of the Getty's!

[@Cobb6391]

I haven’t marked it with a dislike, but for me personally, I do not care for this modern style of singing praises to God in a “breathy” way like the majority of pop songs are sung these days.

[@drewm1485]

thank u father for sending ya son to save me

[@vynux]

good song

[@whollyfree]

inspired.

[@estela23amazinggirl]

wow nice christian song...

[@StaffAction]

that's true and I'm sure Douglas Jensen agree with you. All he's saying is that is particular preference is that it's too pop and he likes Lutheran hymns. Nothing wrong with that. We are all entitled to preferences like that.

[@teddibiase3630]

thank u god for the cross and the fact that your son is one day coming back to take us home to be with u

[@Made_man_underGod]

Amen

[@tranceseraph]

A psalm in Hebrew is "tehillim" meaning "song of praise". The Bible also talks about singing a new song. Examples include: Psalm 33:3; Psalm 40:3; Psalm 96:1. There are 9 times "new song" occurs in the NIV. So we can take Psalm 47:7 to say "For God is the King of all the earth; sing songs of praise with intelligence." Songs of praise is more... general. I personally think saying that we should sing the Book of Psalms is one's preference because there's no evidence that this is a command.

[@ianhinrichsendrummer2113]

That melodic part after every 2nd verse is so beautiful, its a pity they've taken that out of all their newer versions.

[@bethinman1228]

Wonderful song. “O church, arise, and put your armor on; Hear the call of Christ our captain. For now the weak can say that they are strong In the strength that God has given. With shield of faith and belt of truth, We’ll stand against the devil’s lies. An army bold, whose battle cry is love, Reaching out to those in darkness. Our call to war, to love the captive soul, But to rage against the captor; And with the sword that makes the wounded whole, We will fight with faith and valor. When faced with trials on every side, We know the outcome is secure. And Christ will have the prize for which He died: An inheritance of nations. Chorus: Arise, shine for your light has come Arise, shine for the Risen Son Lift your eyes, we are His radiant bride Arise, o church arise! Come, see the cross, where love and mercy meet, As the Son of God is stricken; Then see His foes lie crushed beneath His feet, For the Conqueror has risen! And as the stone is rolled away, And Christ emerges from the grave, This victory march continues till the day Ev’ry eye and heart shall see Him. So Spirit, come, put strength in every stride; Give grace for every hurdle. That we may run with faith to win the prize Of a servant good and faithful. As saints of old, still line the way, Retelling triumphs of His grace, We hear their calls, and hunger for the day When with Christ we stand in Glory. CHORUS”

[@user-tj1rh5sk7p]

[ O church, arise ] - Keith Getty - 오 교회여 일어나 무장해 O church, arise and put your armor on; 오 교회여 일어나 무장해 Hear the call of Christ our captain; 대장 예수 명령 들으라 For now the weak can say that they are strong 약한 자여 강하다 말하라 In the strength that God has given. 주가 주신 강한 힘으로 With shield of faith and belt of truth 믿음 방패 진리의 끈 We'll stand against the devil's lies; 마귀 거짓 대항하리 An army bold whose battle cry is "Love!" 강한 군사 "사랑"의 함성을 Reaching out to those in darkness. 어둠 향해 크게 외치자 Our call to war, to love the captive soul, 싸우리라 갇힌 영 사랑을 But to rage against the captor; 그 영 가둔 자에 진노를 And with the sword that makes the wounded whole 상처난 자 치료하는 칼로 We will fight with faith and valor. 믿음과 용기로 싸우리 When faced with trials on ev'ry side, 사방에서 시련 와도 We know the outcome is secure, 우리 아네 최후 승리 And Christ will have the prize for which He died- 그리스도 온 나라 다스릴 An inheritance of nations. 유산 우리에게 주시리 Come, see the cross where love and mercy meet, 십자가의 사랑을 만나라 As the Son of God is stricken; 하나님 아들 죽었네 Then see His foes lie crushed beneath His feet, 그 발아래 엎드린 적보라 For the Conqueror has risen! 그가 다시 살아나셨네 And as the stone is rolled away, 돌덩어리 치워지고 And Christ emerges from the grave, 그리스도 일어섰네 This vict'ry march continues till the day 승리 행진 전진해 나가리 Ev'ry eye and heart shall see Him. 모든 사람 주 알때까지 So Spirit, come, put strength in ev'ry stride,성령이여 은혜 힘 주소서 Give grace for ev'ry hurdle, 믿음 행군 감당토록 That we may run with faith to win the prize 받으리라 주 예비한 상급 Of a servant good and faithful. 착하고 충성된 종들 As saints of old still line the way, 옛 성도들 응원하네 Retelling triumphs of His grace, 주 은혜로 승리하리 We hear their calls and hunger for the day 그들 따라 우리 소망하네 When, with Christ, we stand in glory. 영광의 주함께 서는 날 [출처] O church, arise 오 교회여 일어나 무장해 |작성자 myungmsn

[@lucibiksaavedra5145]

Levántate, Iglesia del Señor cálzate tu armadura! Pues en Jesús, nuestro Gran Capitán está nuestra fortaleza Con el escudo de la fe al diablo no hemos de temer Ejército, armado de Amor ve y alcanza a los perdidos Es tu misión, al mundo alcanzar y enfrentar al enemigo Con fe y valor batalla hemos de dar la Palabra es nuestra espada Aunque haya pruebas por doquier no hay imposibles para Él Y así tendrá, lo que buscó al morir una herencia de naciones Y allí en la cruz de amor y compasión vemos a Cristo asolado Mas aplastados yacen a los pies del Señor sus enemigos Conquistador, se levantó es Cristo que resucitó Se cantará su triunfo hasta que todo ojo pueda verlo Por gracia, oh Dios, infúndenos valor Danos fuerza a cada paso Danos la fe para el premio obtener de un siervo fiel y bueno Las voces de quienes ayer confiaron en tu provisión aliento son en nuestro caminar hasta estar con El por siempre

[@dominikrey5844]

🎉

[@janposthumus4454]

Can I get the strumming pattern for the guitar please? My church wants to play this song

[@larrybob2435]

It pains me to see 61 dislikes

[@tranceseraph]

The tunes question is kind of up in the air. There's nothing in the Bible prescribing a particular melody or chord structure. As to Lucifer being God's orchestra master - that's not entirely clear. This is based off Ezekiel 28 which is a prophecy against the King of Tyre. Equating these prophecies with Lucifer ("morning star" - Isaiah 14, a prophecy against the King of Babylon) is circumstantial and can be argued. To be clear, I am saying Satan exists, but his origin is unclear.

[@GojoTheHonoredOne9]

rodrigo araujo ferreira Satan is certainly an angel, indeed a fallen angel who was created by God the Most High. This is clear by Scripture. Because for one, satan is described as a Cherub, a guardian Cherub in Ezekial 28. And in Job 1:6-7, it states that Satan appeared with the other “sons of man” which are the angels, specifically the fallen angels in context. Satan can be described as an angelic creature surely.

[@OBCwebadd]

A great song, I just wish there was a choral version. The solo female voice doesn't seem to fit the anthem nature of this song.

[@elizabethlarosa4613]

Our worship leader wrote one that we use when we sing this song. "Equip is Lord to do Your will. Transform our hearts and minds for You. Jesus Christ, to whom be glory, forevermore amen."

[@lksdfksdf]

The tunes matter a lot to me. I hate some of the music in the Church. God has gifted us to make wonderful melodies for His glory. There are melodies that need to depart from the Church to be honest. The Christians should have the most moving music in the earth, and we do, and the Gettys do.

[@dougjensen]

Not many hymns in, to pick just one example, the Dutch protestant hymnal, are tied to "one brief historical period." My favorite hymn tunes have been around for a couple hundred years. We will never know how long the Keith Getty et al. songs (which I do not consider to be hymns) will survive.

[@JosiahTheProud1]

E Douglas Jensen Define hymn.

[@lionsbru]

Not sure how you are defining "pop". Keith Getty generally composes tunes in a folk-tune style very like those used for many hymns over the past several centuries. His purpose is to write things that will not be tied to one brief historical period, in short that are NOT "pop" style. You are perfectly welcome to prefer some other style, but please do get your definitions straight.

[@mrburns91]

while I can appreciate what you are saying, the words are what are important and not the tune. One rythm is no more biblical or right than the other

[@farmdog3713]

Christ IS NOT our "captain"!

[@farmdog3713]

HE IS OUR SAVIOR!!!!

[@jonelleb]

​@@farmdog3713 Christ Jesus is also referred to as "captain" in the scriptures; It is seen in verse 10 of Hebrews chapter 2. Hebrews 2:9-10 New King James Version 9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone. 10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

[@dougjensen]

Too "pop" style for me -- I will always prefer the traditional Lutheran hymns.