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Fight the Good Fight
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.
2. Run the straight race through God's good grace,
Lift up thine eyes, and seek Christ's face;
Life with its way before us lies,
Christ is the path, and Christ the prize.
3. Cast care aside, lean on thy guide;
God's boundless mercy will provide;
Trust, and thy trusting soul shall prove
Christ is its life, and Christ its love.
4. Faint not nor fear, God's arms are near;
God changeth not, and thou art dear;
Only believe, and thou shalt see
That Christ is all in all to thee.
WORDS: John Samuel Bewley Monsell, 1863;
MUSIC: alt.John Hatton (d. 1793)
Scripture: I Corinthians 9:24-26 I Timothy 6:12 II Timothy 4:7-8
Theme: Jesus Christ