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The Christian — Hymns for Social Worship

Christian, thy warfare will shortly be o'er

  • No. 508
  • Words Anon.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

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Christian, thy warfare will shortly be o'er,O do not fear, do not fear;Soon thou shalt rest where thy foes come no more;Be of good cheer, of good cheer.What though the night be so dreary and long,What though thy foes be unwearied and strong,Soon thou shalt join in the conqueror's song;Be of good cheer, of good cheer.

2

What though the billows of life darkly roll,O do not fear, do not fear;Friends all forsake thee, and cares press thy soul;Be of good cheer, of good cheer.Christian, remember that Christ loves thee still;Only be faithful, and do Jesus' will,Soon thou wilt stand with him on Zion's hill;Be of good cheer, of good cheer.

3

Christian, the angels will soon come for thee,O do not fear, do not fear;He whom thou lovest in glory thou'lt see;Be of good cheer, of good cheer.O, if thou would'st to the end firm endure,Keep thy robe holy, and spotless, and pure,Victorious faith will make Canaan sure;Be of good cheer, of good cheer.

4

Christian, the shadows will soon flee away,O do not fear, do not fear;Then thou wilt enter an eternal day;Be of good cheer, of good cheer.In the bright kingdom forever to dwell,Join angel choirs, and the rich anthem swell,Bid to thy sorrow a long, long farewell;Be of good cheer, of good cheer.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «508» (large) at the foot of the left column of p. 166, under «Anon.» of hymn 507, with the italic reference line «618.» (= sing to the tune of hymn 618) beside the number; stanza 1 in the left column, stanzas 2–4 in the right column, numbered «1»–«4»; «Anon.» in italics after stanza 4, at the foot of the right column. The first word «CHRISTIAN» is set in capitals and small capitals (and squeezed against the next word: «CHRISTIAN,thy»). Lines 2, 4 and 8 of each stanza («O do not fear, do not fear;», «Be of good cheer, of good cheer.») are indented, except line 8 of stanza 2, which stands at the margin. The narrow column breaks many long lines («come / no more;», «dreary and / long,», «unwearied and / strong,», «conqueror's / song;», «darkly / roll,», «cares press / thy soul;», «loves thee / still;», «on Zion's / hill;», «come for / thee,», «rich anthem / swell,»); each verse is joined on one line here. No meter is printed (the text is 10.7.10.7.10.10.10.7, the meter of hymn 507 printed above it). The print sets a thin space before «;» («fear ;», «more ;», «song ;», «soul ;», «still ;», «hill ;», «see ;», «sure ;», «day ;», «farewell ;»); it is closed up here. Curly apostrophes are written straight. Spelling («o'er», «thou'lt», «would'st», «Jesus'»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Hymns for Social Worship · No. 508 · printed page 166
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01