The Christian — Warfare and Pilgrimage

Christian, seek not yet repose,

No. 615
Metre 7s & 5.
Tune CAPETOWN.
Words William H. How.
Music Filitz.
Key D major
Time 4/4
5 stanzas

Words

Christian, seek not yet repose,Cast thy dreams of ease away;Thou art in the midst of foes;Therefore watch and pray.

Gird thy heavenly armor on,Wear it ever, night and day;Near thee lurks the evil one;Therefore watch and pray.

Listen to thy sorrowing Lord,Him thou lovest to obey;It is he who speaks the word;Therefore watch and pray.

'T was by watching and by prayerHoly men of olden dayWon the palms and crowns they 'll wear;Therefore watch and pray.

Watch, for thou thy guard must keep;Pray, for God must speed thy way;Narrow is the road and steep;Therefore watch and pray.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «THE CHRISTIAN—WARFARE AND PILGRIMAGE.»; hymn number «615» (large), tune name «CAPETOWN. 7s & 5.» centred over the music (condensed capitals), «FILITZ.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear in one running line under the single system, with «1.» before «Christian»: «1. Christian, seek not yet repose, Cast thy dreams of ease away; Thou art in the midst of foes; Therefore watch and pray.» (no word hyphenated). No reference line. Stanzas 2–3 follow as text in the left column, 4–5 in the right column, numbered «2»–«5» without a full stop (numbered «2.»–«5.» here like stanza 1); «William H. How.» in italics after stanza 5. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before «;» («away ;», «foes ;», «one ;»); it is closed up here. «'T was» and «they 'll» (stanza 4) are set with a space in the print and are kept so. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.