of Gird
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe Minstrel Boy to the war is gone, In the ranks of death you'll find him; His father's sword he has girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him. Thomas Moore
I wear the chain I forged in life....I made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Charles Dickens
We girded ourselves for the return to drizzly grey, incessantly. Source: Internet
Psalms are great if you divide the positive and (seemingly) negative advice into separate categories and read them when you need suitable courage (such as: “God has girded me with strength and maketh my way perfect”). Source: Internet