613. Fight the Good Fight

1 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 grace;
Lift up thine eyes, and seek His face.
Life with its path before us lies;
Christ is the way, and Christ the prize.

3 Cast care aside, lean on thy guide,
His boundless mercy will provide;
Trust, 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.

Text Information
First Line: Fight the good fight with all thy might
Title: Fight the Good Fight
Author: John S. B. Monsell (1811-1875)
Meter: L.M.
Publication Date: 1985
Scripture:
Topic: Christan Life: Christian Warfare
Tune Information
Name: PENTECOST (Boyd)
Composer: William Boyd (1847-1928)
Meter: L.M.
Incipit: 33333 21433 33221
Key: G Major or modal


Tune Information:

Alternate tune, DUKE STREET, Nos. 82, 227


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