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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal · No. 608 · Words: John H. Yates
Faith Is the Victory
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A gospel hymn written by John H. Yates in 1891 with music by Ira D. Sankey, celebrating faith as the means of spiritual victory over the world, drawn from 1 John 5:4.
Verse 1
Encamped along the hills of light,
Ye Christian soldiers, rise,
And press the battle ere the night
Shall veil the glowing skies.
Against the foe in vales below,
Let all our strength be hurled;
Faith is the victory, we know,
That overcomes the world.
Refrain
Faith is the victory!
Faith is the victory!
Oh, glorious victory
That overcomes the world.
Verse 2
His banner over us in love,
Our sword the Word of God;
We tread the road the saints above
With shouts of triumph trod.
By faith they, like whirlwind's breath,
Swept on o'er ev'ry field;
The faith by which they conquered death
Is still our shining shield.
Refrain
Faith is the victory!
Faith is the victory!
Oh, glorious victory
That overcomes the world.
Verse 3
To him who overcomes the foe
White raiment shall be giv'n;
Before the angels he shall know
His name confessed in heav'n.
Then onward from the hills of light,
Our hearts with love aflame;
We'll vanquish all the hosts of night,
In Jesus' conq'ring name.
Refrain
Faith is the victory!
Faith is the victory!
Oh, glorious victory
That overcomes the world.
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