Christian, Dost Thou See Them?
- Words:
- John Mason Neale
- Music:
- John Bacchus Dykes
Sheet music
- 1Christian, dost thou see themOn the holy ground,How the pow’rs of darknessCompass thee around?Christian, up and smite them,Counting gain but loss,In the strength that comethBy the holy cross!
- 2Christian, dost thou feel them,How they work within,Striving, temping, luring,Goading into sin?Christian, never tremble,Never be downcast;Gird thee for the battle,Watch and pray and fast.
- 3Christian, dost thou hear them,How they speak thee fair,–“Always fast and vigil,Always watch and pray’r?”Christian, answer boldly,–“While I breathe I pray!”Peace shall follow battle,Night shall end in day.
- 4”Well I know thy trouble,O My servant true;Thou art very weary,I was weary, too;But that toil shall make theeSome day all Mine own,And the end of sorrowShall be near My throne.”Amen.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1862, the words are in 324 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.