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SDA Hymnal 613

Fight the Good Fight

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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.

Words
[unclear]
Music
[unclear]
Tune
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Also sung to
Raphael (Christ in Song #290)
Meter
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Scripture
1 Timothy 6:12; 1 Corinthians 9:24; Philippians 3:14

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The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 52% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Fight the good fight with all thy might,/˘//˘//˘8A
Christ is thy strength and Christ thy right;/˘//˘///8A
Lay hold on life and it shall be//˘/˘˘˘˘8B
Thy joy and crown eternally.//˘/˘/˘˘8C

Verse 2

Run the straight race through God's good grace,/˘//////8A
Lift up thine eyes and seek His face;/˘//˘/˘/8A
Life with its way before us lies,/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
Christ is the path and Christ the prize./˘˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 3

Cast care aside, lean on thy guide;//˘//˘//8A
His boundless mercy will provide;˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
Trust, and thy trusting soul shall prove/˘//˘/˘/8B
Christ is its life and Christ its love./˘˘/˘/˘/8C

Verse 4

Faint not, nor fear, His arms are near;/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
He changeth not and thou art dear;˘/˘˘˘///8A
Only believe and thou shalt see/˘˘/˘///8B
That Christ is all in all to thee.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

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.