"The Church today is a stranger to victories because we refuse to sing anthems to the king of all victories. We do not want a God of battles, we want sympathy for our surrenders. We need to be taught to sing as Alfred the Great taught his men before going into battle - 'Jesus, defend us.'" - Douglas Wilson, Angels in the Architecture: A Protestant Vision for Middle Earth
Christians have largely forgotten how to sing along with marches. We don't know any tunes in the key of "V." All our songs are either in minor keys about the present or tra-la-la's about a distant, nebulous future where hope is permitted to put up 2x4s. But God left us a legacy of victory hymns to sing while we're out there swinging away.
Psalm 149:6
Let the high praises of God be in their throatsand two-edged swords in their hands
We sing while we swing; we bellow while in battle.
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