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Advent Hymnals

Hymns about perseverance

50 hymns in 7 hymnals.

SDA Hymnal

  1. 440How Cheering Is the Christian's HopeWhile toiling here below!
  2. 441I Saw One WearyI saw one weary, sad, and torn
  3. 533O for a FaithO for a faith that will not shrink
  4. 600Hold Fast Till I ComeSweet promise is given to all who believe
  5. 605My Soul, Be on Thy GuardTen thousand foes arise;
  6. 611Awake, My Soul!Awake, my soul! stretch every nerve
  7. 613Fight the Good FightFight the good fight with all thy might
  8. 618Stand Up! Stand Up for Jesus!Ye soldiers of the cross;
  9. 621Gracious Father, Guard Thy ChildrenFrom the foe's destructive power;
  10. 622Come, Come, Ye SaintsCome, come, ye saints, no toil nor labor fear
  11. 623I Will Follow TheeI will follow Thee, my Savior
  12. 632Until ThenMy heart can sing when I pause to remember

Christ in Song

  1. 55Yield Not to TemptationYield not to temp ta tion, For yielding is sin
  2. 290The Spring-TideFight the good fight with all thy might
  3. 384HOLD ONIf your hand's on the plow, hold on, If the way to the soil may be ster-ile and hard, The plow-man will make his
  4. 403NEVER TURN BACKFleeing from the gloom there's where I would so safely dwell
  5. 545Pilgrims, On!Pilgrims and strangers here below, walk pressing on, and forward bound
  6. 549Stretch Every NerveAwake, my soul, stretch every nerve, And press with vigor on
  7. 560NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEENearer to thee!
  8. 582Be Not AfraidBe not afraid, ye saints of God
  9. 730We'll Stand the StormOh, stand the storm, it won't be long, We'll an-chor by and by
  10. 733Patience, Bids Us WaitPa-tience, bids us wait, Till the prom-ise of the Lord is ful-filled

Hymns and Tunes 1886

  1. 366Jesus, Engrave It on My HeartThat thou hast died for me,
  2. 458O Christian, Awake!O Christian, awake! 'tis the Master's command
  3. 474Harvest TimeHe that goeth forth with weeping
  4. 479We all are yet aliveWe all are yet alive, And see each other's face
  5. 484Thou comforting One, our wants relieveIn this our evil day;
  6. 617Breast the wave, ChristianBreast the wave, Christian, when it is strongest

Hymns and Tunes 1876

  1. 15What various hindrances we meetIn coming to the mercy-seat;
  2. 132FaithBy faith I see the day
  3. 133'Tis by the faith of Jesus we comeWe walk through deserts dark as night;
  4. 147Away my unbelieving fear!Fear shall in me no more have place;
  5. 212Awake, my soulAwake, my soul! stretch every nerve
  6. 217Oh! watch, and fight, and prayThe battle ne'er give o'er;
  7. 221God of love that hearest prayerKindly for thy people care,
  8. 222Sleep not, soldier of the crossFoes are lurking all around;
  9. 229Prayer is appointed to conveyPrayer is appointed to convey The blessings God designs to give
  10. 289Long for my Saviour I've been waitingLong time have watched by night and day;

Hymns for Second Advent Believers

  1. 19BE FAITHFUL, BROTHERO BROTHER be faithful! Soon Jesus will come
  2. 27Be of Good CheerCHRISTIAN, thy warfare soon will be o'er
  3. 28I'LL TRY TO PROVE FAITHFULI'll try to prove faithful,
  4. 32I Cannot Go BackFor Canaan I've started, and on I must go
  5. 38Come Let Us AnewCOME let us anew, our journey pursue
  6. 98ENCOURAGEMENTREJOICE, believer, in the Lord
  7. 141WAITING FOR JESUSLONG for my Saviour I've been waiting
  8. 148THE ISRAELITES' JOURNEYTHE old Israelites knew

Hymns for God’s Peculiar People

  1. 13Have You Faith?Jesus our Saviour says—I will appear!
  2. 22Be of Good CheerChristian, thy warfare soon will be o'er
  3. 38I Cannot Go BackFor Canaan I've started, and on I must go

Millennial Harp

  1. 58Jesus is there1. Haste, my soul arise—Shake off thy care