Victory Must Be Won
- Words:
- N. W. Proffitt
- Music:
- James D. Vaughan
Sheet music
- 1We will spread the gospel Light,We will battle for the right,In the kingdom of God and His Son;We will conquer ev’ry foe,On this battlefield below,For the victory for Christ must be won.Victory(O the vict’ry must be won,) must be won,(Yes, the vict’ry must be won.)For the kingdom of God and His Son,(His blessed Son;)Press the battle for the right,Spread the glorious gospel light,For the victory for Christ must be won.(must be won.)
- 2We will labor in the field,Until Satan’s hosts shall yield,To the kingdom of God and His Son;We will press the battle tide,Fighting sin on ev’ry side,For the victory for Christ must be won.Victory(O the vict’ry must be won,) must be won,(Yes, the vict’ry must be won.)For the kingdom of God and His Son,(His blessed Son;)Press the battle for the right,Spread the glorious gospel light,For the victory for Christ must be won.(must be won.)
- 3With our armor shining bright,We will ever bravely fight,In the kingdom of God and His Son;With our Captain we will stand,Till we’ve conquered ev’ry land,For the victory for Christ must be won.Victory(O the vict’ry must be won,) must be won,(Yes, the vict’ry must be won.)For the kingdom of God and His Son,(His blessed Son;)Press the battle for the right,Spread the glorious gospel light,For the victory for Christ must be won.(must be won.)
In the hymnals
- The words are in 8 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.