The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#656

656. Breast the wave, Christian

1 Breast the wave, Christian,
When it is strongest;
Watch for day, Christian,
When the night's longest;
Onward and onward still
Be Thine endeavor;
The rest that remaineth
Will be forever.

2 Fight the fight, Christian,
Jesus is o'er thee;
Run the race, Christian,
Heaven is before thee;
He Who hath promised
Faltereth never;
He Who hath loved so well,
Loveth forever.

3 Lift thine eye, Christian,
Just as it closeth;
Raise thy heart, Christian,
Ere it reposeth;
Thee from the love of Christ
Nothing shall sever;
And, when thy work is done,
Praise Him forever.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Breast the wave, Christian
• Title: Breast the wave, Christian
• Author: James Stammers (1830)
• Meter: P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Home and Personal Use; Progress
• Notes: Tune name in index: GOOD CHEER

Tune Information

• Name: [Breast the wave, Christian]
• Composer: Geo. Wm. Warren, Mus. Doc.
• Meter: P. M.
• Key: E♭ Major