Fight the Good Fight

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Fight the good fight with all thy might

Author: John S. B. Monsell (1863)
Tune: PENTECOST (Boyd)
Published in 486 hymnals

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1 Fight the good fight with all your might,
Christ is your strength and Christ your right.
Lay hold on life, and it shall be
your joy and crown eternally.

2 Run the straight race through God's good grace;
lift up your eyes, and seek his face.
Life with its way before us lies;
Christ is the path and Christ the prize.

3 Cast care aside, lean on your guide;
his boundless mercy will provide.
Lean, and the trusting soul shall prove
Christ is its life and Christ its love.

4 Faint not, nor fear, his arms are near;
he changes not, and you are dear.
Only believe, and you will see
that Christ is Lord eternally.

Source: Christian Worship: Hymnal #876

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Author: John S. B. Monsell

John Samuel Bewley Monsell (b. St. Colomb's, Londonderry, Ireland, 1811; d. Guilford, Surrey, England, 1875) was educated at Trinity College in Dublin and served as a chaplain and rector of several churches in Ireland after his ordination in 1835. Transferred to England in 1853, he became rector of Egham in Surrey and was rector of St. Nicholas Church in Guilford from 1870 until his death (caused by a construction accident at his church). A prolific poet, Monsell published his verse in eleven volumes. His three hundred hymns, many celebrating the seasons of the church year, were issued in collections such as Hymns and Miscellaneous Poems (1837), Spiritual Songs (1857), Hymns of Love and Praise (1863), and The Parish Hymnal (1873). Bert P… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Fight the good fight with all thy might
Title:	Fight the Good Fight
Author:	John S. B. Monsell (1863)
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

Year B, Epiphany season, Sixth Sunday
This is recommended for Year B, Epiphany season, Sixth Sunday by 2 hymnal lectionary indexes including Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #846.
Year B, Holy Week season, Wednesday of Holy Week
Year B, Ordinary Time, Proper 15 (20)
Year C, Lent, Fifth Sunday
This is recommended for Year C, Lent, Fifth Sunday by 2 hymnal lectionary indexes including Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #846.
Year C, Lent, Fifth Sunday
Year C, Holy Week season, Wednesday of Holy Week
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 15 (20)
This is recommended for Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 15 (20) by 2 hymnal lectionary indexes including Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #846.
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 15 (20)
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 21 (26)
This is recommended for Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 21 (26) by 2 hymnal lectionary indexes including Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #846.
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 21 (26)
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 25 (30)
This is recommended for Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 25 (30) by 2 hymnal lectionary indexes including Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #846.
Year C, Ordinary Time, Proper 25 (30)

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PENTECOST (Boyd)

William Boyd (b. Montego Bay, Jamaica, 1847; d. Paddington, England, 1928) composed PENTECOST in 1864 for the hymn text "Come, Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire"; it was published in 1868 in Thirty-Two Hymn Tunes Composed by Members of the University of Oxford. The name PENTECOST derives from the subjec…

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