Thanks for being a Hymnary.org user. You are one of more than 10 million people from 200-plus countries around the world who have benefitted from the Hymnary website in 2024! If you feel moved to support our work today with a gift of any amount and a word of encouragement, we would be grateful.

You can donate online at our secure giving site.

Or, if you'd like to make a gift by check, please make it out to CCEL and mail it to:
Christian Classics Ethereal Library, 3201 Burton Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
And may the promise of Advent be yours this day and always.

Victory

See the foe advancing like a mighty throng

Author: William Stone
Tune: [See the foe advancing like a mighty throng]
Published in 6 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 See the foe advancing like a mighty throng,
Onward to the conquest, raise the battle song;
Never fear the conflict, we will gain the day,
Jesus is our Captain and will lead the way.

Refrain:
Victory! victory! “Forward!” is the cry,
Take the world for Jesus, victory or die;
Victory! victory! raise the banner high,
“Victory and freedom!” shout the battle-cry.

2 Fierce the battle rages, who will gain the day,
Forward, ever, forward, hear the Captain say,
We shall gain the conquest, victory or die;
Victory and freedom; shout the battle cry. [Refrain]

3 Long the conflict wages, courage we shall need,
Ere the foe is vanquished and from win we’re freed;
But we’ll never falter till the battle’s o’er,
Then we’ll shout a “vict’ry” on the other shore. [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Matchless Love: for evangelistic services, devotional meetings and Sunday schools #15

Author: William Stone

(no biographical information available about William Stone.) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: See the foe advancing like a mighty throng
Title: Victory
Author: William Stone
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Victory, victory, forward is the cry
Publication Date: 1900
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 6 of 6)
Page Scan

New Songs of the Gospel (Nos. 1, 2, and 3 combined) #34

Page Scan

New Songs of the Gospel #36

Page Scan

Precious Hymns No. 2 #25

TextAudioPage Scan

Songs of Matchless Love #15

Page Scan

The Epworth Hymnal No. 3 #134

Page Scan

Triumphant Praises #166

Suggestions or corrections? Contact us
It looks like you are using an ad-blocker. Ad revenue helps keep us running. Please consider white-listing Hymnary.org or getting Hymnary Pro to eliminate ads entirely and help support Hymnary.org.