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Text:Breast the wave, Christian
Author:Joseph Stammers
Tune:FORTITUDE
Composer:William C. Filby

112. Breast the wave, Christian

Breast the wave, Christian,
When it is strongest;
Watch for day, Christian,
When the night's longest;
Onward and onward still
Be thine endeavour;
The rest that remaineth
Will be for ever.

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 for ever.

Lift thine eye, Christian,
Just as it closeth;
Raise thy heart, Christian,
Ere it reposeth;
Thee from the love of Christ
Nothing shall sever;
And, when thy work is done,
Praise him for ever.

Text Information
First Line: Breast the wave, Christian
Author: Joseph Stammers (1830, alt.)
Meter: 5.5.5.5.6.5.6.5
Language: English
Publication Date: 1916
Topic: Septuagesima; Sunday Schools: General Use; Sunday Schools: Lent (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: FORTITUDE
Composer: William C. Filby (1874)
Meter: 5.5.5.5.6.5.6.5
Incipit: 56531 67153 56553
Key: A♭ Major



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