Christ in Song 454
Strike for Victory
1Strike! O strike for vic-to-ry, Sol-diers of the Lord, Hop-ing in His mer-cy, Trust-ing in His word;
What to you the night has been, let now the day be; En-e-mies are march-ing, Foe-men gather strong,
Gird! O gird for bat-tle, Haste to the field, Trust-ing in His pow-er, Je-sus is your shield;
Long to fight a good fight, Hearb to heart is won, Let us still keep press-ing Till our journey's done.
RefrainStrike! strike for vic-to-ry, He can hold; Strike! till the vic-t'ry You be-hold;
Fight! fight the good fight, the good fight of faith, Meet them in glo-ry Ev-er-more.
2Lift the gos-pel ban-ner High a-bove the world, Let its folds of beau-ty Ev-er be un-furled;
Do not fear the march-ing on-ward, though the fight Till we reach the Jor-dan With our ban-ners bright;
See the cross of Cal-v'ry Gleam-ing in the light, With the shin-ing gar-ments And the vic-tor's crown,
Till we see the ar-gels Come in glo-ry down.
- Words
- Mrs. M. A. Kidder
- Music
- W. H. Doane
- Scripture
- 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 Timothy 4:7
Copyright, 1891, by W. H. Doane. Used by permission