The Cause of Righteousness

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The powers of sin and darkness are still engaged

Author: Haldor Lillenas
Tune: [The powers of sin and darkness are still engaged in war]
Published in 3 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 The pow’rs of sin and darkness are still engaged in war,
Against the pure and holy, they’re fighting as of yore,
But lift the joyful chorus, O shout it evermore,
The cause of righteousness shall triumph ever.

Refrain:
On, on for God and for right,
On, on for Jesus we will fight,
On, on in heaven’s shining light,
The cause of righteousness shall triumph ever.

2 We often think that evil has gained the victory,
And righteousness is vanquished beneath the tyrrany;
But raise a shout of triumph it shall not always be;
The cause of righteousness shall triumph ever. [Refrain]

3 The night will soon be over the dawn is drawing nigh,
When Christ the King of Glory appears in yonder sky;
With vict’ry on our banners we’ll meet Him by and by;
The cause of righteousness shall triumph ever. [Refrain]

Source: The King of Glory #93

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Author: Haldor Lillenas

Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line:	The powers of sin and darkness are still engaged
Title:	The Cause of Righteousness
Author:	Haldor Lillenas
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	On, on for God
Copyright:	Public Domain