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47. STRIVE ARIGHT

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​Author:  Johann Joseph Winckler (1670-1722) ​
Music Source:  Johannes Thommen's Erbaulicher Musicalischer Christen-Schatz, Basel, Switzerland, 1745


​Tr. Apostolic Elders, 1921
​  1. Strive aright when God in mercy
      His compassion turns to you,
      That your soul so long o’er burdened,
      Freed from sin might live anew.
 
  2. Strive to enter at the portal,
      Walk the narrow path of life;
      Here we wander in the valley;
      Death abounds with toil and strife.
 
  3. Strive with zeal and passion glowing
      In the strength of your first love;
      Break the bonds of earth that keep you
      From your bright abode above.
 
  4. Battle ‘gainst the power of Satan!
      Grow not weary in the fight,
      Struggle forward to the kingdom
      Of your God in endless light!
 
  5. Trembling, keep your soul from falling;
      Prize your ransom more and more;
      Daily round your mortal body
      Countless dangers hover o’er.
 
  6. Grasp the crown of glory firmly;
      God’s own precious gift retain.
      Perseverance brings the vict’ry;
      Sinful fall brings inward pain.
 
  7. Until death the true and faithful
      Constantly shall fight with sin.
      Faith unwav’ring is their weapon;
      Every victory they’ll win.
 
  8. Faith so true adores the Saviour,
      Loves His care and all His ways;
      Does not cherish worldly pleasure,
      Gives to God alone its praise.
 
  9. Faithfulness will never venture;
      Of this world it is aware.
      If your treasure is in Heaven,
      Then your heart is also there.
 
10. Ye, who fight, do this consider;
      Strive aright and trembling stand!
      Daily let your feet move onward
      Till you reach the Heav’nly land.

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  • Home
    • Stories of Faith >
      • The Prodigal Son and the Zion’s Harp
      • Steep and Thorny is the Way
      • With Your Zion’s Harps Now Chiming, Praise the Lord!
      • Faithful Unto Death Remain
      • A Loving Devotion to Producing Zion’s Harps, One Copy Per Year
      • Hungarians Begin to Visit Brethren in Communist Ukraine
      • Zion’s Harp Melody Bridges Language Gap
      • Brethren Be Ye Not Affrighted
      • A Letter from Prison
    • Authors
    • Composers
  • Translations
    • Neue Zionsharfe- German
    • Új Sion Hárfa- Hungarian
    • Xapɸa Cиoha- Serbian
    • Noua Harfă A Sionului- Romainian
    • Svete Pisme Novog Siona- Sokac
    • Cithare Davida illi pisme Novog Siona- Bunjevac
    • Harfa Siona- Slovak
    • ПЕСНІ І ХВАЛУ У ХРІСТІ- Ukrainian
    • Zion's Harp
    • Apostolic Christian Hymnal >
      • ACH Texts
      • ACH Sheet Music
    • Arpa De Sion- Spanish
    • Nova Harpa de Sião- Portuguese
    • Sions Harfa- Swedish
    • シオンの竪琴 - Japanese
    • Harfa Siona- Croatian
    • Zion's Hymns
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • Acknowledgements