A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) ‎#317

317. Onward and Upward

Breast the wave, Christian! when it is strongest;
Watch for day, Christian! when the night’s longest;
Onward and onward still be thine endeavor;
The rest that remaineth will be forever.

Fight the fight, Christian! Jesus is o’er thee;
Run the race, Christian! heaven is before thee;
He who hath promised faltereth never;
The love of eternity flows on forever.

Lift the eye, Christian! just as it closeth;
Raise the heart, Christian! ere it reposeth;
Thee from the love of Christ nothing shall sever;
Mount when the work is done,—praise God forever!

Text Information

• First Line: Breast the wave, Christian! when it is strongest
• Title: Onward and Upward
• Author: Staughton
• Meter: P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1866
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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