Author: John Bunyan, 1628-1688 Hymnal: The Hymnal #117b (1916) Meter: 6.5.6.5.6.6.6.5 Lyrics:
He who would valiant be
'Gainst all disaster,
Let him in constancy
Follow the Master.
There's no discouragement
Shall make him once relent
His first avowed intent
To be a pilgrim.
Who so beset him round
With dismal stories,
Do but themselves confound,
His strength the more is.
No foes shall stay his might,
Though he with giants fight;
He will make good his right
To be a pilgrim.
Since, Lord, thou dost defend
Us with thy Spirit
We know we at the end
Shall life inherit.
Then fancies flee away!
I'll fear not what men say,
I'll labour night and day
To be a pilgrim.
Topics: Septuagesima; Holy Days Conversion of St. Paul; Confirmation; Sunday Schools Lent; Sunday Shcools General Use; Parochial Missions Tune Title: ST. DUNSTAN'S
He who would valiant be