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Fight the good fight with all thy might!
Christ is thy strength, and Christ thy right;
Lay hold on life, and it shall be
Thy joy and crown eternally.
Christ is thy strength, and Christ thy right;
Lay hold on life, and it shall be
Thy joy and crown eternally.
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Run the straight race through God’s good grace,
Lift up thine eyes, and seek His face;
Life with its way before us lies,
Christ is the path, and Christ the prize.
Lift up thine 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 thy Guide;
His boundless mercy will provide;
Trust, and thy trusting soul shall prove
Christ is its life, and Christ its love.
His boundless mercy will provide;
Trust, and thy trusting soul shall prove
Christ is its life, and Christ its love.
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Faint not nor fear, His arms are near,
He changeth not, and thou art dear;
Only believe, and thou shalt see
That Christ is all in all to thee.
He changeth not, and thou art dear;
Only believe, and thou shalt see
That Christ is all in all to thee.
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United Kingdom
This hymn writes something of spiritual warfare by the born again Christian.
But how do do people become born again Christians? What is the gospel?
The gospel is that the Lord Jesus Christ, who is God, lived a sinless life on Earth and died to take away the sins of the world on the cross, and rose again from the dead.
If we repent of our sins, especially unbelief, and believe the gospel, we shall be saved and go to Heaven ( Mark 1 verse 5, John 16 verse 5 to 8, John 3 verses 3 and 16). And all because of God's love to mankind, which was not just shown on the cross but also demonstrated on the cross.
Finally the proof of our salvation is that we tell other people the gospel (Romans 10 verse 9).
Lagos, Nigeria
I just found myself singing this particular hymn in my spirit over and over since morning and its not a hymn I can remember singing in so many years now. I believe with Him on my side in all the life's many fights, I am bound to conquer. Praise God!!!
Muckadilla, Queensland, Australia
By special request this hymn was played at our Remembrance Day Service in honour of a World War One Soldier who fought at Gallipoli and Beersheba.
East Orange, NJ, United States
Love this hymn , one of my top 5 favorite hymns, always renewed my hope and strength in God, love the older version better.
Awoke today with this hymn (which I haven’t sung for over 40 years ) strongly in my mind.
In the very difficult and distressing circumstances my dear wife and I are contending with it is so wonderful to receive these inspirational and, encouraging words from The Lord.
I also note that it contains several scriptural commands
which with God’s help I must obey.
He is with us and for us.
Hallelujah!
Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
It's a spirit lifter and a call to have resolute faith in God.
Middlewich, Cheshire, United Kingdomp
A fabulous hymn that makes our difficult and tough life more worthwhile because of its true meaning.
London, Richmond, United Kingdom
My father likes this hymn. I only hope that I am able to ensure this is played hopefully a long time far far away.
Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom
I was in our prayer meeting yesterday evening and the 2nd verse came to me, then the 3rd - I had to google it to remember the 1st verse.. Here I am trying to work out what God is saying and the last comment, made yesterday is very similar. We occasionally sing 'hymns' but I can't remember the last time I heard 'Fight the good fight'. I think the focus was on 'lift up thine eyes and seek His face'.
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
This morning some lines from this hymn came to me from the last two verses. I looked them up and found they from this hymn Fight the good fight. I went to church and found the last hymn that we sang was Fight the good fight, (not a hymn we usually sing) so I'm sure God must be saying something to me.