Fight the Good Fight
Author: John S. B. Monsell
Composer: Varies by tune (see below)
Languages (4)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- English: Fight the Good Fight
- French: Le bon combat
- Portuguese: O bom combate, combater
- Spanish: La buena batalla
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Most common tunes for “Fight the Good Fight”
This chart shows the tunes that are paired with this text most frequently, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If the text appears with the same tune in multiple editions or translations of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once.
Appearances of “Fight the Good Fight” over time
This timeline shows which tunes have been used with this text over time, in hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1863 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest known source: Hymns of Love and Praise for the Church’s Year, Monsell, 1863.
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net:
Hymns Ancient and Modern (1889), 540.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Fight the good fight with all thy might;Christ is thy strength and Christ thy light.Lay hold on Him, and He shall beThy joy and crown eternally.
2. Run 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.
3. Cast care aside; lean on thy Guide;His boundless mercy will provide.Lean, and thy trusting soul shall proveChrist is thy life and Christ thy love.
4. Faint not, nor fear; His arms are near.He changeth not, and thou art dear.Only believe, and thou shalt seeThat Christ is all in all to thee.