The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2798

2798. I the Good Fight Have Fought

1. I the good fight have fought,
O when shall I declare?
The victory by my Savior got,
I long with Paul to share.

2. O may I triumph so,
When all my warfare’s past;
And dying, find my latest foe
Under my feet at last!

3. This blessèd word be mine,
Just as the port is gained,
Kept by the power of grace divine,
I have the faith maintained.

4. The apostles of my Lord,
To whom it first was given,
They could not speak a greater word,
Nor all the saints in Heaven.

Text Information

• First Line: I the good fight have fought
• Title: I the Good Fight Have Fought
• Author: Charles Wesley (1762)
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Short Hymns, 1762
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: VICTORY (Whitehead)
• Composer: H. A. Whitehead
• Meter: SM
• Incipit: 11125 33334 32554
• Key: G Major
• Source: The Methodist Hymnal (New York: The Methodist Book Concern, 1905), number 391
• Copyright: Public Domain