Hymnal for Church and Home ‎#223

223. Stand Fast, My Soul, Stand Fast

1 Stand fast, my soul, stand fast,
In Christ, thy Savior:
Lose not the war at last
Through faint behavior.
It is of no avail,
That thou hast known Him,
If, when thy foes assail,
Thou shalt His banner fail,
And thus disown Him.

2 To brandish high thy sword,
In calm assurance,
And face the devil’s horde
With brave endurance,
Is meet and well begun
And merits praising;
But from the strife to run,
When blows thy courage stun,
Is most disgracing.

3 Let Satan rave and rage,
By hosts attended,
The war for Christ I wage,
Until it’s ended.
When leaning on His arm,
With firm reliance,
I need not take alarm,
To me can come no harm
From hell’s defiance.

4 When Jesus’ love I see,
It me constraineth,
So that from carnal glee
My soul abstaineth,
When heav'n to me is dear,
Its joys attractive,
Of hell I have no fear,
For Christ, my Lord, is near,
In battle active.

5 Within a little while,
My strife is ended;
From Satan’s craft and guile
For aye defended,
I rest in heav'n content,
In peace and glory,
Where all the saints are bent
On singing songs anent
Salvation's story.

Text Information

• First Line: Stand fast, my soul, stand fast
• Title: Stand Fast, My Soul, Stand Fast
• Author: H. A. Brorson
• Meter: 6, 5, 6, 5, 6, 5, 6, 6, 5.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1927
• Topic: Following Christ
• Notes: Danish first line: Staa fast, min Sjael, staa fast; Translator: P. C. Paulsen

Tune Information

• Name: [Stand fast, my soul, stand fast]
• Meter: 6, 5, 6, 5, 6, 5, 6, 6, 5.
• Key: D Major
• Source: Zincks Koralbog