“THE ARMY OF THE LORD” © 1988, 2015, 2021 song by Elton Houck /China Co-op Music Publishing(ASCAP))…reprint from Elton Houck’s book—THE 6TH DAY—Exiled from the garden” © 2015 Elton Houck—Outskirts Press// “THE ARMY of the LORD”:….. VERSE 1:…..The armies of the enemy/The armies of the night/Wait with evil swords drawn/To slay the children of the light./……. VERSE 2:…..Carry Christ’s banner into the fray/Carry His grace into the fight/Defeat the enemy with love/Show them God’s eternal light./…… CHORUS:…..Brothers do not wait—Sisters don’t delay/Salvation is Christ’s free gift for today/Join the army of the Lord/For Eternity is only a breath away./….. VERSE 3:…Gird up your loins for battle now/Put Christ’s full armor on/And all foes will humbly bow/Before God’s heavenly throne./…… REPEAT CHORUS:…… VERSE 4:…..The Lord will soon begin His Kingdom/And make earth a heavenly place/Where all are brothers—all are one/With Jesus whose glory outshines the sun./…. REPEAT CHORUS:…. REPEAT CHORUS:…////\\\Note:……the artwork for “THE ARMY OF THE LORD” is titled “L.A. NEON WARS: summer nukes” ©1985 Elton Houck…22”X 28” Bristol vellum /spray enamel.///\\\\\\\\\\\\\\---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======