Scripture Verse

Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesians 6:17

Introduction

Words: Ma­jor Pear­son, in Gos­pel Jew­els, by Ralph E. Hud­son (Cleve­land Ohio: Pub­lish­ing House of the Ev­an­ge­li­cal As­so­cia­tion, 1890), num­ber 125.

Music: Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Pear­son (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
William J. Kirkpatrick (1838–1921)

Lyrics

Never let your courage fail you,
Never let your spirits faint;
Never, ne­ver think of fail­ure,
Be a working saint.

Refrain

Keep on working, keep on pray­ing,
Keep on fighting with the Spi­rit’s sword;
Keep on working, keep on pray­ing;
Keep on trusting in the migh­ty Lord.

Turn away from faith­less cow­ards,
Help the weak, and cheer the brave;
Trust in God, and press­ing for­ward,
Strive the world to save.

Refrain

With the voice of holy liv­ing,
Praise the Lord for what is done!
Keep on getting, keep on giv­ing,
Till the world is won.

Refrain

Be not idle, God beholds us,
Bear the fruits of heav’nly grace;
Spend more time alone with Je­sus,
See God face to face.

Refrain