Elmhurst Hymnal ‎#225

225. Striving Onward, Pressing Forward

1 Striving onward, pressing forward,
Life divine to gain,
We will ever make endeavor
Until we attain;
What detains we’ll cast aside,
By that promise to abide:
Who endureth, life secureth,
And the prize shall gain.

2 While contending, and withstanding
For the truth and right;
Draw us nearer, show us clearer,
Lord, Thy Spirit’s might;
Let Thy word its strength impart
To each sad and yearning heart;
Praise abounding shall be sounding,
At Thy throne of light.

3 In the sorrow which the morrow
May around us roll,
Hold us ever, leave us never,
Save, O save the soul!
Through temptation’s daily strife,
Through the vanities of life,
Lead us onward, forward, upward,
To our glorious goal.

Text Information

• First Line: Striving onward, pressing forward
• Title: Striving Onward, Pressing Forward
• Translator: J. H. Horstmann (1908)
• Meter: 8, 5, 8, 5, ,7, 7, 8, 5
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1921
• Topic: Forward; Steadfastness; Courage and Loyalty

Tune Information

• Name: STRIVING
• Meter: 8, 5, 8, 5, ,7, 7, 8, 5
• Source: Old Chorale