Fight the fight, main tain the strife, Strengthen'd with the
OFT in danger, oft in woe,
Onward, Christians, onward go:
Fight the fight, maintain the strife
Strengthened with the bread of life.
2 Let your drooping hearts be glad:
March in heavenly armor clad:
Fight, nor think the battle long,
Victory soon shall tune your song.
3 Let not sorrow dim your eye,
Soon shall every tear be dry;
Let not fears your course impede,
Great your strength, if great your need.
4 Onward then in battle move,
More than conquerors ye shall
Though opposed by many a foe,
Christian soldiers, onward go.
V. 1, 2, Henry Kirke White 1804 V. 3, Fanny Fuller Maitland 1827
FAINT not, Christian, though the road,
Leading to thy blest abode,
Darksome be, and dangerous too;
Christ thy guide will bring thee through.
2 Faint not, Christian, though the world
Has its hostile flag unfurled;
Hold the cross of Jesus fast,
Thou shalt overcome at last.
3 Faint not, Christian, though within
There's a heart so prone to sin;
Christ, the Lord, is over all,
He'll not suffer thee to fall.
4 Faint not, Christian, Jesus near
Soon in glory will appear;
And His love will then bestow
Power to conquer every foe.
James Harrington Evans 1833
WE march, we march to victory,
With the cross of the Lord before us, With His loving eye looking down from the sky,
And His holy arm spread o'er us.
2 We come in the might of the Lord of light, A joyful host to meet Him;
And we put to flight the armies of night, That the sons of the day may greet Him. We march, we march, etc.
3 Our sword is the Spirit of God on high, Our helmet is His salvation, Our banner the cross of Calvary,
Our watchword, the Incarnation.
We march, we march, etc.
4 And the choir of angels with song awaits, Our march to the golden Sion;
For our Captain has broken the brazen gates, And burst the bars of iron.
We march, we march, etc.
5 Then onward we march, our arms to prove,
With the banner of Christ before us,
With His eye of love looking down from
above,
And His holy arm spread o'er us.
We march, we march, etc.
STAND up, my soul, shake off thy fears,
And gird the gospel armor on;
March to the gates of endless joy,
Where Jesus our great Captain's gone. 2 Hell and thy sins resist thy course, But hell and sin are vanquished foes; Thy Jesus nailed them to the cross, And sung the triumph when He rose. 3 Then let my soul march boldly on,
Press forward to the heavenly gate; There peace and joy eternal reign, And glittering robes for conquerors wait. 4 There shall I wear a starry crown, And triumph in almighty grace; While all the armies of the skies Join in my glorious Leader's praise.
FIGHT the good fight with all thy might,
Christ is thy strength, and Christ thy right;
Lay hold on life, and it shall be
Thy joy and crown eternally.
2 Run the straight race through God's good
Lift up thine eyes, and seek His face; [grace,
Life with its way before us lies,
Christ is the path, and Christ the prize.
3 Cast care aside, upon thy Guide
Lean, and His mercy will provide;
Lean, and the trusting soul shall prove
Christ is its life, and Christ its love.
4 Faint not, nor fear, His arms are near,
He changeth not, and thou art dear:
Only believe, and thou shalt see
That Christ is all in all to thee.
John Samuel Bewley Monsell 1863
JESUS, and shall it ever be,
A mortal man ashamed of Thee?
Ashamed of Thee, whom angels praise,
Whose glories shine through endless days?
2 Ashamed of Jesus! sooner far
Let evening blush to own a star:
He sheds the beams of light divine
O'er this benighted soul of mine.
3 Ashamed of Jesus! just as soon
Let midnight be ashamed of noon;
'Tis midnight with my soul, till He,
Bright morning star, bid darkness flee.
4 Ashamed of Jesus, that dear Friend
On whom my hopes of heaven depend!
No, when I blush, be this my shame,
That I no more revere His name.
5 Ashamed of Jesus! yes, I may,
When I've no guilt to wash away,
No tear to wipe, no good to crave,
No fear to quell, no soul to save.
6 Till then, nor is my boasting vain,
Till then I boast a Saviour slain;
And O, may this my glory be,
That Christ is not ashamed of me.
Joseph Grigg 1765 Benjamin Francis 1787
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