The Cyber Hymnal ‎#620

620. Breast the Wave, Christian

1. Breast the wave, Christian, when it is strongest,
Watch for day, Christian, when the night’s longest;
Onward and upward still be thine endeavor;
The rest that remaineth will be forever.

2. Fight the fight, Christian, Jesus is o’er thee;
Run the race, Christian, Heav’n is before thee;
He who hath promised faltereth never;
The love of eternity flows on forever.

3. Lift thine eye, Christian, just as it closeth;
Raise thy heart, Christian, ere it reposeth;
Thee from the love of Christ nothing shall sever;
And when all thy work is done, praise Him forever.

Text Information

• First Line: Breast the wave, Christian, when it is strongest
• Title: Breast the Wave, Christian
• Author: Joseph Stammers (1830)
• Meter: 10.10.11.11
• Language: English
• Source: Cottage Magazine, edited by John Buckworth, Vicar of Dewsbury, 1830, alt.
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: FORTITUDE (Filby)
• Composer: William Charles Filby (1874)
• Meter: 10.10.11.11
• Incipit: 56531 67153 56553
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain