Fight The Good Fight

Fight the good fight with all thy might,

Christ is thy Strength, and Christ is thy Right:

Lay hold on life, and it shall be

Thy joy and crown eternally.

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.

Cast care aside; upon Thy Guide,

Lean, and His mercy will provide.

Lean, and the trusting soul shall prove,

Christ is its Life and Christ its Love.

Faint not, nor fear, His arms are near;

He changeth not, and thou are dear;

Only believe, and thou shalt see

That Christ is All in all to thee.

Amen

"Fight The Good Fight"
(1863)
John Samuel Bewley Monsell
(1811-1875)
Irish Angelican clergyman and poet