Religion
Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
From Hymns of Love and Praise (1866)
Fight the good fight
With all thy might,
Christ is thy strength, and Christ thy right;
Lay hold on life, and it shall he
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 art dear:
Only believe, and thou shalt see
That Christ is all in all to thee.
Codex Note
Text: Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life. — 1 Tim. vi. 12.
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Monsell, John S. B. “Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/monsell/163/.
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Monsell, John S. B. “Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/monsell/163/.
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