The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#617

617. Breast the wave, Christian, when it is strongest

1 Breast the wave, Christian, when it is strongest;
Watch for day, Christian, when night is longest;
Onward and upward still be thine endeavor;
The rest that remaineth endureth forever.

2 Fight the fight, Christian, Jesus is o'er thee;
Run the race, Christian, heaven is before thee;
He who hath promised will falter, no, never;
O trust in the love that endureth forever.

3 Lift the eye, Christian, just as it closeth;
Raise the heart, Christian, ere it reposeth:
Nothing thy soul from the Saviour can sever;
And soon shalt thou see him and praise him forever.

Text Information

• First Line: Breast the wave, Christian, when it is strongest
• Author: Joseph Stammers
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Warfare and Pilgrimage

Tune Information

• Name: LONDON
• Composer: Edwin Barnes
• Meter: 10s & 11s
• Key: G Major