We have this ministry

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We have this ministry:
To teach and propagate,
To fight with Satan and contend,
Build up, and cultivate.
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Empowered in God’s grace,
Commit all things we’ve learned
To faithful men, that they may then
Impart the healthy word.
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We as good soldiers true
Entangle not ourselves,
That we may please the One who has
Enlisted us to serve.
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Though all the race may run,
But one receives the prize;
That we’d receive the crown of life,
Control we exercise.
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Some plant, some watering,
As farmers, cultivate;
Through patient labor we’ll partake
And fruit abundant yield.
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As workmen unashamed,
Present ourselves approved;
Restore all men unto the truth;
Cut straight the holy word.
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Teachers and soldiers we;
Contenders, farmers too;
In grace we’re cutting straight the truth;
In many ways we serve.