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Stand Fast, My Soul, Stand Fast

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

To brandish high thy sword,
With 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.

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.

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

In just a little while
The strife is ended,
And I from Satan’s guile
For aye defended.
Then I, where all is well,
In heaven’s glory,
Among the saints shall dwell,
And with rejoicing tell
Salvation’s story.



Source: Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark #59

Author: Hans Adolf Brorson

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Translator: P. C. Paulsen

Paul Christian Paulsen was born on March 26, 1881, in Alstrup, Jutland, Denmark. He emigrated to America in 1904, was ordained in 1911, and served as a Lutheran pastor in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, California, and Alberta, Canada. He died on July 26, 1948. NN, Hymnary Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Stand fast, my soul, stand fast
Title: Stand Fast, My Soul, Stand Fast
Danish Title: Staa fast, min Sjael, staa fast
Author: Hans Adolf Brorson
Translator: P. C. Paulsen
Meter: 6.5.6.5.6.5.6.6.5
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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American Lutheran Hymnal #249

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Hymnal for Church and Home #223

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Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) #223

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Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark #59

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