Conquering now and still to conquer

“Not to the strong is the battle not to the swift is the race”.

This hymn says 2 things to me.

Firstly we must see the obvious that the Christian’s life is a race and this race is a battle. If we wish to run the race to win the prize, we must be faithful and true. The real battle is just prayer.

Secondly, we must see we can’t win. We’re a failure at our best. The victory is by faith in Christ Jesus. He is the conquering King. He is that GRACE we must experience. I love this because it takes the load off of me and puts it on Christ. When I can finally admit I’m a failure, that’s when Christ can rule and be the victory in our life. That is true grace!

In Brazil, they adapted this melody with different lyrics.
With faith, draw near to the great Master
Christ Jesus, the Lord
His heavenly gifts, His virtue
He will pour out for love
Do not doubt, for from Christ
Comes what you need
He can do everything for you
Beyond what you imagine.
The raging sea and the storm
Christ Jesus calmed
The blind saw, the lame walked, He cleansed many
The dead came back to life, were delivered to their own
Christ, the eternal Word, came by the grace of God.
If you knock, He will open to you
Whatever you ask, He will give
If you seek the Master
You will be found.

My wonderful marching song as a victor💪. saved by amazing Grace. How I long for that triumphant entry in Zion ..

A favourite hymn and a powerful description of Gods army. They fought not with assault weapons and armery but the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God.

Conquering their evil foes with the Love and Grace of the Almighty.

Who is this wonderful King? Whence are the armies which He lead while of His glory they sing?

Thanks very much for this hymn. I love it so much. Reminds me of the baptist church in Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa. When I was around nine and ten years, in my imagination I saw these soldiers marching with banners flying. LOL. Now 76 years old and I still have this feeling of heads held high and matching into battle. God bless. May we take back the land taken by the enemy. Hallelujah! Amen.

This hymn is the Holy Spirit's response to my question for today. I am satisfied singing through the stanzas.