The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#538

538. He who would valiant be

1 He who would valiant be
'gainst all disaster,
let him in constancy
follow the Master:
there's no discouragement
shall make him once relent
his first avowed intent
to be a pilgrim.

2 Who so beset him round
with dismal stories
do but themselves confound —
his strength the more is:
no foes shall stay his might,
though he with giants fight;
he will make good his right
to be a pilgrim.

3 Since, Lord, You now defend
us with Your Spirit,
we know we at the end
shall life inherit:
then, fancies, flee away!
I'll fear not what men say,
I'll labour night and day
to be a pilgrim.

Text Information

• First Line: He who would valiant be
• Author: John Bunyan, 1628-1688
• Adapter: Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936
• Meter: 6565 6665
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2004
• Source: Adapt.: English Hymnal, 1906
• Copyright: By permission of Oxford University Press
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MONKS GATE
• Adapter: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958
• Meter: 6565 6665
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Adapt.: English Hymnal, 1906
• Copyright: By permission of Oxford University Press