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The Christian — Warfare and Pilgrimage

My soul, weigh not thy life

  • No. 604
  • Words Anon.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

My soul, weigh not thy lifeAgainst thy heavenly crown;Nor suffer Satan's deadliest strifeTo beat thy courage down.

2

With prayer and crying strong,Hold on the fearful fight,And let the breaking day prolongThe wrestling of the night.

3

The battle soon will yield,If thou thy part fulfill;For strong as is the hostile shield,Thy sword is stronger still.

4

Thine armor is divine,Thy feet with victory shod,And on thy head shall quickly shineThe diadem of God.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «604» (large) in the right column of p. 196, under «Charles Wesley.» of hymn 603, with the reference line «558, 11, 89.» in italics beside it (= sing to the tune of hymn 558, 11 or 89); four numbered stanzas, the whole hymn in the right column, ending at the foot of the page; «Anon.» in italics at the end. The first word «MY» is set in a capital and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» («crown ;», «fulfill ;»); it is closed up here. The printer's curly apostrophe is written straight («Satan's»). Spelling («fulfill»), punctuation and capitals are the print's. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. No meter is printed (the text is S. M., 6.6.8.6, like the three tunes of the reference line).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Warfare and Pilgrimage · No. 604 · printed page 196
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01