Fight the Good Fight
The same words as 2 hymnals printed them. Pick two versions to see every change between them: words added, dropped or altered, and verses left out.
The words are the same. · tune Raphael → [unclear]
Verse 1
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.
Verse 1
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.
Verse 2
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.
Verse 2
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.
Verse 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.
Verse 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.
Verse 4
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.
Verse 4
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.