Scripture Verse

Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! 1 Corinthians 15:57

Introduction

Words: Sa­die G. Pen­nock, 1911. Ap­peared in Songs of Pow­er, Re­vised (Zi­on Ci­ty, Il­li­nois: L. C. Hall, 1914).

Music: Fran­cis S. Ber­nau­er (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

My sto­ry I must tell,
For with my soul ’tis well;
I’ve vic­to­ry, vic­to­ry, vic­tory thro’ Christ!
In my dis­tress and grief
The Sav­ior brought re­lief,
And vic­to­ry, vic­to­ry, victo­ry thro’ Christ!

Refrain

I have vic­to­ry, I have vic­to­ry;
Praise the Lord, for He is mine;
His pro­mis­es are true;
I’ve proved them—why don’t you?
There’s vic­to­ry, vic­to­ry, vic­to­ry thro’ Christ!

He cleans­es me from sin,
And keeps me pure with­in;
’Tis vic­to­ry, vic­to­ry, vic­to­ry thro’ Christ!
His grace is very real
In sick­ness, woe or weal;
There’s vic­to­ry, vic­to­ry, vic­to­ry thro’ Christ!

Refrain

My bur­dens rolled away,
I’m hap­py on the way;
’Tis vic­to­ry, vic­to­ry, vic­to­ry thro’ Christ!
His prais­es now I’ll sing,
Until the hea­vens ring
With vic­to­ry, vic­to­ry, vic­to­ry thro’ Christ!

Refrain

All praise to Je­sus’ name,
His pro­mis­es I claim;
’Tis vic­to­ry, vic­to­ry, vic­to­ry thro’ Christ!
He is the light, the way,
He leads me day by day;
There’s vic­to­ry, vic­to­ry, vic­to­ry thro’ Christ!

Refrain