The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11460

11460. Captain, We Look To Thee

1 Captain, we look to Thee,
Thy promised succors claim,
Humbly assured of victory
Through Thine almighty name;
With furious beasts to fight,
Forth in Thy strength we go,
With all the earth-born sons of night,
With all the fiends below.

2 Hold of Thine arm we take,
And fearlessly march on,
The world, the realm of Satan, shake,
And turn it upside down;
’Gainst all the powers of hell
Undaunted we proceed,
Resistless and invincible
Through our triumphant Head.

3 A suffering fight we wage
With man’s oppressive power,
Endure the persecutor’s rage,
Till all the storm is o’er;
Armed with the patient mind
Which in our Savior was,
We bear the hate of all mankind,
And glory in the cross.

4 To gain that heavenly prize
We gladly suffer here,
And languish in yon opening skies
To see His sign appear;
His sign we soon shall see,
The Lord shall quickly come,
And give the final victory,
And take the conquerors home.

Text Information

• First Line: Captain, we look to Thee
• Title: Captain, We Look To Thee
• Author (attributed to): Charles Wesley
• Meter: SMD
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns for Times of Trouble and Persecution by John and Charles Wesley (London: Strahan, 1744)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DIADEMATA
• Composer: George Job Elvey (1868)
• Meter: SMD
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain