[Chorus] For every kind of combat A soul must arm itself In every state the soul may be It ought to pray For every kind of combat A soul must arm itself In every state the soul may be It ought to pray ⸻ [Verse 1 — male lead] And a soul that is pure Pure and beautiful Must pray Or it will lose its beauty And a soul that is striving After purity Must pray Or it will not attain ⸻ [Chorus — both, harmony but restrained] For every kind of combat A soul must arm itself In every state the soul may be It ought to pray ⸻ [Verse 2 — female lead] And a soul newly turned Newly converted Must pray Or it will fall again And a soul lost in sin Plunged in darkness Must pray So it may rise again ⸻ [Chorus — both] For every kind of combat A soul must arm itself In every state the soul may be It ought to pray ⸻ [Bridge — layered voices, gradual stacking] For there is no soul That is not bound to pray For every grace received Comes to the soul through prayer And pray Pray Pray always And pray Pray Pray always ⸻ [Outro — soft, unified] For every kind of combat A soul must arm itself In every state the soul may be It ought to pray
