| Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907. | | | Poems (1836).
II. Watch and Pray | | By Charlotte Elliott (1789–1871) |
| | | “CHRISTIAN! seek not yet repose,” | |
| Hear thy guardian angel say; | |
| Thou art in the midst of foes; | |
| “Watch and pray.” | |
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| Principalities and powers, | 5 |
| Mustering their unseen array, | |
| Wait for thy unguarded hours; | |
| “Watch and pray.” | |
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| Gird thy heavenly armour on, | |
| Wear it ever night and day; | 10 |
| Ambushed lies the evil one; | |
| “Watch and pray.” | |
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| Hear the victors who o’ercame; | |
| Still they mark each warrior’s way; | |
| All with one sweet voice exclaim | 15 |
| “Watch and pray.” | |
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| Hear, above all, hear thy Lord, | |
| Him thou lovest to obey; | |
| Hide within thy heart His word, | |
| “Watch and pray.” | 20 |
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| Watch, as if on that alone | |
| Hung the issue of the day; | |
| Pray, that help may be sent down; | |
| “Watch and pray.” | | | | |
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