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[Be an overcomer, only cowards yield]

Appears in 11 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Andrew L. Byers Incipit: 55111 51356 53322 Used With Text: Be an Overcomer

Author: Charles W. Naylor Meter: 11.10.11.10.10.10.10.10 Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: Be an overcomer, only cowards yield Refrain First Line: Overcome, Overcome Used With Tune: [Be an overcomer, only cowards yield]

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Be an Overcomer

Author: Charles W. Naylor Hymnal: Timeless Truths #813 Meter: 11.10.11.10.10.10.10.10 First Line: Be an overcomer, only cowards yield Refrain First Line: Never yield a step in the hottest fight Lyrics: 1 Be an overcomer, only cowards yield When the foe they meet on the battlefield; We are blood-bought princes of the royal host, And must falter not, nor desert our post. Refrain: Never yield a step in the hottest fight, God will send you help from the realms of light; In Jehovah’s might put the foe to flight, And the victor’s crown you shall wear at last. 2 Be an overcomer, He who stands with you Is a mighty One, who is always true; In the sorest conflict you shall win the day, Face the legions dark till they flee away. [Refrain] 3 Be an overcomer, you are heaven’s heir, And a crown of life you may ever wear; So with courage press the battle to the gates, Till you gain the prize which in heaven waits. [Refrain] 4 Be an overcomer, forward boldly go, You are strong enough if you count it so— Strong enough to conquer through sustaining grace, And to overcome every foe you face. [Refrain] Topics: Warfare Scripture: Revelation 21:7 Tune Title: [Be an overcomer, only cowards yield]

Be an overcomer, only cowards yield

Author: C. W. Naylor Hymnal: Reformation Glory #152 (1923) Languages: English Tune Title: [Be an overcomer, only cowards yield]

Be an Overcomer

Author: Chas. W. Naylor Hymnal: Gospel Gems Number 2 #47 (1923) First Line: Be an overcomer, only cowards yield Refrain First Line: Never yield a step in the hottest fight Topics: Christian Life Conflict and Triumph Languages: English Tune Title: [Be an overcomer, only cowards yield]

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C. W. Naylor

1874 - 1950 Person Name: Charles W. Naylor, 1874-1950 Author of "Be an Overcomer" in Hymnal of the Church of God Naylor, Charles Wesley. (1874--1950). C. W. Naylor was born in southern Ohio and reared in Ohio and West Virginia by grandparents. At the age of nineteen he left the Methodist church for the Church of God. He worked for a while at the Gospel Trumpet Company in Grand Junction, Michigan and on some evangelistic tours. He was ordained in 1899 in Springfield, Ohio. He was first injured in 1908 in Florida while moving timbers from under a meeting tent. He suffered a dislocated kidney and other internal injuries. A year later he was in a bus accident that left him an invalid for the rest of his life. Naylor wrote eight books, many articles and pamphlets, many hymns and gospel songs, besides being a columnist in the Gospel Trumpet. --John W.V. Smith, DNAH Archives See also: Neidert, David L. (1985). Reformation's Song: A History of Church of God Music. Anderson, Ind.: the author.

A. L. Byers

1869 - 1952 Person Name: Andrew L. Byers, 1869-1952 Composer of "[Be an overcomer, only cowards yield]" in Hymnal of the Church of God Andrew Linnaeus Byers was born on August 26, 1869 in Albany, Illinois. Byers’ mother was song writer Nancy Byers. In 1890 he became involved with Daniel Warner & Barney Warren in evangelistic work; later joined the Gospel Trumpet publishing company as music editor for a year. He left that work because of health problems and worked as an evangelist and pastor in Idaho & Oregon before taking a pastorate in Sacramento, California, in 1934. He died on November 9, 1952 in Sacramento, California. His works include: Birth of a Reformation: The Life and Labors of D. S. Warner, 1922 NN, Hymnary.