Fight the Good Fight

Verse 1

Fight the good fight; lay hold Upon eternal life; Keep but thy shield, be bold, Stand through the hottest strife; Invincible while in the field, Thou canst not fail, unless thou yield.

Verse 2

No force of earth or hell, Though fiends with men unite, Truth's champion can compel, However press'd, to flight; Invincible upon the field, He cannot fall, unless he yield.

Verse 3

Apollyon's arm may shower Darts thick as hail, and hide Heaven's face, as in the hour, When Christ on Calvary died; No powers of darkness in the field Can tread thee down, unless thou yield.

Verse 4

Trust in thy Saviour's might; Yea, fill thy latest breath, Fight, and like Him in fight, By dying conquer death; And all-victorious in the field, Then with thy sword, thy spirit yield.

Verse 5

Great words are these, and strong Yet Lord, I look to Thee, To whom alone belong, Valour and victory; With Thee, my Captain in the field, I must prevail, I cannot yield.