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Christ in Song 290

The Spring-Tide

Words: Rev. J. MonsellMusic: DoudneyTune: RaphaelC. M.

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1Fight 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.

2Run 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.

3Cast care aside, lean on thy guide; His boundless mercy will provide; Trust, and thy trusting soul shall prove Christ is its life, and Christ its love.

4Faint 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.

Music
Doudney
Meter
C. M.
Scripture
1 Timothy 6:12

The verse

Meter
32 · the hymnal prints C. M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 52% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 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./˘//˘//˘/˘//˘/////˘/˘˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘32A

Verse 2

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./˘///////˘//˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/32A

Verse 3

Cast care aside, lean on thy guide; His boundless mercy will provide; Trust, and thy trusting soul shall prove Christ is its life, and Christ its love.//˘//˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘//˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/32A

Verse 4

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./˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘////˘˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/32A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.