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Hymnal Number
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About this Hymn
Monsell's hymn is based on 1 Timothy 6:12. Together we can also pray this prayer: "O God, grant that, being strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might, we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil, casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ."
Lyrics
Verse 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.
Verse 2
Run the straight race through God's good grace, lift up thine eyes, and seek his face; life with its way before us lies, Christ is the path, and Christ the prize.
Verse 3
Cast care aside; upon thy Guide lean, and his mercy will provide; lean, and the trusting soul shall prove, Christ is its life, and Christ its love.
Verse 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.
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.
Verse 2
Run the straight race through God's good grace, lift up thine eyes, and seek his face; life with its way before us lies, Christ is the path, and Christ the prize.
Verse 3
Cast care aside; upon thy Guide lean, and his mercy will provide; lean, and the trusting soul shall prove, Christ is its life, and Christ its love.
Verse 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.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: John S. B. Monsell, 1863
Music: John Hatton, 1793; harm. Lowell Mason, 1834, rev. 1839
Music: John Hatton, 1793; harm. Lowell Mason, 1834, rev. 1839