"Fight the Good Fight" is a traditional, classic favorite

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and Christian song.Favorite Hymns and Songs Index
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John Samuel Bewley Monsell John Samuel Bewley Monsell (2 March 1811 - 9 April 1875) was an Irish Anglican clergyman and poet. Life The son of Thomas Bewley Monsell, Archdeacon of Derry, he was born in St. Columb's, Londonderry, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, rece ...

and published in ''Hymns of Love and Praise for the Church’s Year'' (1863). It is sung to the tune ''Pentecost'', written in 1864 by William Boyd. The hymn is based on the

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's version of Paul's

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, Chapter 6, verse 12: "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses." The hymn lyrics urge the listener to "Fight the good fight," "lay hold on life," "run the straight race," "cast care aside", and "faint not nor fear."

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* Irish Christian hymns {{Christian-song-stub