Ancient and Modern ‎#631a

631a. Fight the good fight with all thy might

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 way before us lies;
Christ is the path, and Christ the prize.

3 Cast care aside, lean on thy guide;
his boundless mercy will provide;
trust, and thy 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
• Author: John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811-1875) (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 9:24-25
  ;
  1 Timothy 6:12
  ;
  1 Peter 5:7
• Topic: Assurance; Belief; Conflict; Courage; Discipleship; Endurance; God: in grace and mercy; Other Saints and Festivals: James the Apostle; Perseverance; Proper 21: Year C; Proper 25: Year C; Proper 5: Year B; Proper 5: Year C; The Fourth Sunday before Lent: Year B; Christian Initiation

Tune Information

• Name: DUKE STREET
• Composer (melody, attributed to): John L. Hatton (d. 1793)
• Meter: LM
• Key: D Major
• Source: Boyd's Psalm and Hymn Tunes, 1793