Text:He Who Would Valiant Be
Adapter:Percy Dearmer
Author:John Bunyan
Tune:ST. DUNSTAN'S
Composer:C. Winfred Douglas

414. He Who Would Valiant Be

1 He who would valiant be
'Gainst all disaster,
Let him in constancy
Follow the Master.
There's no discouragement
Shall make him once relent
His first avowed intent
To be a pilgrim.

2 Whoso beset him round
With dismal stories
Do but themselves confound—
His strength the more is.
No foes shall stay his might;
Though he with giants fight,
He will make good his right
To be a pilgrim.

3 Since, Lord, thou dost defend
Us with thy Spirit,
We know we at the end
Shall life inherit.
Then, fancies, flee away!
I'll fear not what men say,
I'll labor night and day
To be a pilgrim.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: He who would valiant be
Title: He Who Would Valiant Be
Author: John Bunyan (1684)
Adapter: Percy Dearmer (1906)
Meter: 6.5.6.5.6.6.6.5.
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture:
Topic: Service for the Lord's Day: Conclusion of Worship; Christian Year: Lent; Other Observances: Christian Education (1 more...)
Copyright: Words from The English Hymnal; used by permission of Oxford University Press.
Tune Information
Name: ST. DUNSTAN'S
Composer: C. Winfred Douglas (1917)
Meter: 6.5.6.5.6.6.6.5.
Key: F Major
Copyright: Music used by permission of The Church Pension Fund.



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