Author: J S B Monsell 1811-75
Fight the good fight with all your might,
Christ is your strength and Christ your right;
lay hold on life and it shall be
your joy and crown eternally.
2. Run the straight race through God’s good grace,
lift up your eyes and seek his face:
life with its way before you lies,
Christ is the path and Christ the prize.
3. Cast care aside, lean on your guide,
his boundless mercy will provide;
trust, and your trusting soul shall prove
Christ is its life and Christ its love.
4. Faint not, nor fear, his arms are near;
he does not change and you are dear;
only believe and Christ shall be
your all-in-all eternally.
Scriptures: Exodus 15:2, Isaiah 12:2, Psalms 27:8, 1 Peter 5:7, Hebrews 13:8, Malachi 3:6, John 14:6, Philippians 3:14, Psalms 19:14, Hebrews 12:1-2, John 1:4, Isaiah 40:28-31, Deuteronomy 33:27, Colossians 3:4, Philippians 1:21, Jeremiah 16:19, Colossians 3:11, John 11:25, Hebrews 10:20, Luke 21:28, 1 Timothy 6:12, Luke 18:1, 2 Corinthians 4:1, Acts 16:31, Genesis 22:14, 2 Corinthians 4:16, 2 Timothy 4:7, Psalms 118:14, Hebrews 12:3, Psalms 145:18, Deuteronomy 30:20, Judges 6:11-16, Psalms 59:9, Psalms 59:17, Isaiah 48:2, 1 Corinthians 9:24-26, 1 Timothy 6:19, 2 Timothy 2:5